Malaysia · Sabah
Tempasuk Plain – Jalan Sangkhir Rice Paddies/Wetland
165 species and 4,722 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January and March, with up to 66 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Great EgretArdea alba
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
Wandering Whistling DuckDendrocygna arcuata
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustris
Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus56 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 165 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Tempasuk Plain1 km196 species
- Pulau Mantanani Besar37 km169 species
- Kinabalu Park – Timpohon Gate42 km120 species
- Kinabalu Park – Power Station Road43 km138 species
- Kinabalu Park – Kiau View/Silau Silau Trail Junction43 km95 species
- Kinabalu Park – Road to Timpohon Gate Road43 km135 species
All 165 species recorded here
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Black-backed Swamphen Porphyrio indicus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Dusky Munia Lonchura fuscans
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Pied Triller Lalage nigra
- Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Plume-toed Swiftlet Collocalia affinis
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus
- Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Yellow-bellied Bulbul Alophoixus phaeocephalus
- Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Malaysian Plover Anarhynchus peronii
- Eastern Grass Owl Tyto longimembris
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Little Green Pigeon Treron olax
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Black-headed Bulbul Microtarsus melanocephalos
- Scaly-breasted Bulbul Ixodia squamata
- Puff-backed Bulbul Euptilotus eutilotus
- Charlotte's Bulbul Iole charlottae
- Streaked Bulbul Ixos malaccensis
- Spectacled Bulbul Ixodia erythropthalmos
- Hairy-backed Bulbul Tricholestes criniger
- Asian Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Silver-rumped Spinetail Rhaphidura leucopygialis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- White-chested Babbler Pellorneum rostratum
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
- Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia
- Sunda Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis sepulcralis
- Bold-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis bornensis
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Mangrove Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra
- Little Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
- Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala
- Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus moluccensis
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Tempasuk Plain – Jalan Sangkhir Rice Paddies/Wetland?
January and March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 66 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Tempasuk Plain – Jalan Sangkhir Rice Paddies/Wetland?
165 species, from 4,722 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Tempasuk Plain – Jalan Sangkhir Rice Paddies/Wetland in November?
The most recorded in November: Wood Sandpiper, Spotted Dove, Great Egret, Zebra Dove and Wandering Whistling Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.