A Checklist of the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia is a publication by the MNS Bird Conservation Council. It provides an inventory of all the birds in the country, their distribution, and their conservation status.
The Rare & New Records submission form is for reporting rare birds to the MNS-Bird Conservation Council Records Committee (MNS-BCC RC) for validation of new birds.
The 4th survey of West Malaysia in 2024 undertaken by MNS Perak Branch Peregrine Survey Team comprising Marc Kéry, Zaharil Dzulkafly, Robert Percival, Zan-Hui Lee and Sein-Chiong Chiu. Focused on the local nesting subspecies, Falco peregrinus ernesti. Aimed to revisit known nesting territories and discover new ones, providing crucial insights into the population status of this rare raptor.
Prior to 2009, the Oriental Darter was a very rare bird in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Recently bird watchers have been reporting an increasing number of Oriental Darter sightings. Using eBird citizen science data and field observations, the authors review the status of the species and trace its return as a breeding resident in this region.
A study in Taiping on southbound raptors. Over 52,000 migratory raptors of 13 species and 64,000 individuals of 12 species were counted in 2009 and 2010, respectively. Black Baza, Chinese Sparrowhawk and Oriental Honey-buzzard made up the bulk of the raptors.
A fascinating report of two unusual monarchs seen with in Penang which may suggest hybrids or other possibilities.
Combining personal observations with photographic data, this report provides the first comprehensive study on the diet and foraging behaviour of Streaked Spiderhunter, particularly in Peninsular Malaysia, but also in neighbouring countries.
This species’ status has moved from vagrant to widespread resident in Peninsular Malaysia in the past decade. The first confirmed breeding record was of at least 11 chicks in nests and four fledged juveniles at Malim Nawar, Perak in January 2018. Breeding had been suspected at the site as early as 2014, and nests were seen in 2016.
This is a field study and review of data to determine reliable criteria for differentiating Malaysian and dicrorhynchus Blue Whistling Thrush, to establish the extent to which the elevational ranges of Malaysian and Blue overlap, and to estimate populations of Malaysian and dicrorhynchus Blue.
The Rare & New Records submission form is for reporting rare birds to the MNS-Bird Conservation Council Records Committee (MNS-BCC RC) for validation of new birds.
Activities and decisions of the RC from September 2017 to December 2022.
Compilation of new breeding and possible breeding records in Malaysia over the last decade, written by Dave Bakewell.
Activities and decisions of the RC during the year of 2023.
Pale Martin Riparia diluta at Malim Nawar: the first record for Malaysia by Chris Gibbins
First Nesting Record of the Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii in Malaysia: Evidence from Kenyir Forest, Terengganu by Anuar McAfee
Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa, Kuala Baram Wetlands, Miri, Sarawak by Dave Bakewell
The Sighting of Javan Plovers at Tawau, Borneo by Stanley T Shao
Birds of the World is a powerful resource that brings deep, scholarly content from four celebrated works of ornithology into a single platform where biologists and birders can find comprehensive life history information on birds. It is a reference tool that includes 11,017 species accounts and 251 family accounts for every bird in the world.
eBird is an online database that allows bird watchers to upload their bird observations. This then provides real-time data to scientists, researchers, and amateur naturalists. It is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing biodiversity data resources. eBird is a project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
A global checklist of birds, AviList, has been published by a collaborative team of taxonomy, nomenclature, and bioinformatics experts from leading institutions. Aimed to reconcile the differences found in major checklists such as Clements, International Ornithological Congress, and BirdLife International. This collaborative effort has culminated in a single, consensus taxonomy for the world's birds, readily available for free download.
The Malaysian Nature Society-Bird Conservation Council Records Committee (MNS-BCC RC) is responsible for bird conservation, data-basing, and validation of new birds. The committee maintains bird lists for both Peninsular and Bornean Malaysia.
Bird Conservation Council (BCC) is a body that is part of Malaysian Nature Society (MNS). BCC works closely with the Conservation Department of MNS. This body looks into any event that involves bird conservation.
Shorebirds Malaysia aims to provide a reference platform for Malaysia’s 70 shorebird species and serve as a valuable resource for researchers, conservationists, and enthusiasts. It hopes to raise awareness and understanding of the vital role these birds play in the ecosystem and to advance the cause of shorebird conservation and protection of their habitats within Malaysia and along the East Asian Australasian Flyway.
The Bird Ecology Study Group studies and documents bird ecology issues. BESG encourages the study of birds and their links with all aspects of the natural environment, including the relationship between birds and plants, pollination/seed dispersal, nesting sites and materials. It hopes to help fill in information gaps, and encourage the dissemination and publication of information.
BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that work to conserve birds, their habitats, and global biodiversity. BirdLife International also works to promote sustainability in the use of natural resources.
BirdingASIA is a scientific journal published by the Oriental Bird Club (OBC). It is a biannual bulletin that features articles on Asian birds and birding.
Birds of Singapore is a website by the Bird Society of Singapore. It started as the Singapore Birds Project (2016) with the aim to document all the wild birds in Singapore through individual species accounts. It contains a checklist of the birds of Singapore.
A databased maintained by the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society (HKBWS) that summarises knowledge on the status, distribution, habitat preferences, identification and vocalisations of all species on the Hong Kong Bird List.
Common Garden Bird 1: Yellow-vented Bulbul (Merbah Kapur) Pycnonotus goiavier
Common Garden Bird 2: Oriental Magpie-Robin (Murai-Kampung Biasa) Copsychus saularis
Common Garden Bird 3: White-throated Kingfisher (Pekaka Dada Putih) Halcyon smyrnensis
Common Garden Bird 4: Common Iora (Kunyit-Kecil Biasa) Aegithina tiphia
Common Garden Bird 5: Asian Glossy Starling (Perling-Kilat Asia or Perling Mata Merah) Aplonis panayensis
Common Garden Bird 6: Black-naped Oriole (Kunyit Besar) Oriolus chinensis
Common Garden Bird 7: Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Pipit Rumah) Passer montanus
Common Garden Bird 8: Zebra Dove (Merbuk Biasa) Geopelia striata
Common Garden Bird 9: Pink-necked Green-Pigeon (Punai Kocok) Treron vernans
Common Garden Bird 10: Common Myna (Gembala-Kerbau Rumah) Acridotheres tristis
Common Garden Bird 11: White-breasted Woodswallow (Layang-Hujan Biasa) Artamus leucorynchus
Common Garden Bird 12: Rock Pigeon (Merpati Biasa) Columba livia
Birds Observed Feeding on Poikilospermum suaveolens
Birds Relationships to the Pipturus argenteus
Birds Relationships to the African Tulip Tree Spathodea campanulata
Belimbing Pipit Sarcotheca monophyla
Muntingia calabura – a Favourite Village Cherry
Macaranga bancana – the Ice Cream of the Forest
Glochidion obscurum – An Unrecognised Important Bird Tree
Debregeasia longifolia – A Highland Wonder
Birds Feeding on Durian Fruit Durio zibethinus
Sterculia sp – Fruit Trees for Hornbills and other Big Birds
Sunbirds of the World: Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers, Spiderhunters and Sugarbirds by Robert A. Cheke, Clive F. Mann, Richard Allen, Second Edition, Helm Identification Guide, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2025.
Pittas, Broadbills and Asities by Frank Lambert, Second Edition, Helm Identification Guide, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2025
Birds of Malaysia: Covering Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo and Singapore by Chong Leong Puan, Geoffrey Davison, Kim Chye Lim. Lynx and BirdLife International Field Guides Collection 2020
A Field Guide to the Birds of Malaysia & Singapore by Lim Kim Seng, Yong Ding Li, Lim Kim Chuah and Dana Gardner. John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd 2020
MyBIS shares data on the country’s rich biological diversity. For birdwatchers it offers detailed information on 100s of bird species found in Malaysia as well as many birds books for download.