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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Malaysia. The avifauna of Malaysia include a total of 855 species, of which 17 are endemic , and 19 have been introduced by humans. 63 species are globally threatened.
During migration, water birds rely on a system of highly productive wetlands to rest and feed, building up sufficient energy to fuel the next phase of their journey. . International cooperation across their migratory range is therefore essential to conserve and protect migratory water birds and the habitats on which they de
The Malayan partridge was initially described by British zoologist and ornithologist Herbert Christopher Robinson in 1904, during an expedition to the Malay peninsula. [6] [7] His classification of this bird in the genus Arborophila stands to this day, although it has often been taxonomized as a subspecies of the gray-breasted partridge (Arborophila orientalis). [8]
During winter some birds migrate south to the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. [13] It is most commonly found in deciduous and evergreen primary and secondary forests, [15] but also in alluvial forests, mangroves, overgrown rubber gardens, or in dense aggregations of palms, bamboos, or shrubs. [13]
Each spring, blue-throated bee-eaters (Merops viridis) along with blue-tailed bee-eaters (Merops philippinus) migrate from Sumatra, cross the Straits of Malacca, and end up on the west coast of Malaysia. [12] The observed flight locomotion from Tanjung Tuan, west coast of Malaysia, was a combination of flapping and gliding flight. [12]
A flyway is an operational concept linked to waterfowl whose population one wishes to manage over their entire migration space. [2] Central Asian, East Asian-Australasian, and West Pacific migratory bird flyways. The CAF range is centered on one of the three major wintering areas of waterfowl in the Old World, the Indian subcontinent.
Birds that are indigenous or naturalised in Malaysia. Birds that are introduced but not naturalised are not included. Subcategories.
Pages in category "Endemic birds of Malaysia" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.