Malaysia
What is recorded in Malaysia
- Species
- 5,615
- Grid cells
- 34,602
- Records
- 2,614,262
- Years covered
- 1980-2026
- Insects 3,595
- Bony fish 749
- Birds 674
- Reptiles 216
- Amphibians 171
- Mammals 171
- Sharks and rays 39
These are species with at least one recorded territory in Malaysia, not a national checklist: a bird list from eBird or Avibase is more complete. The counts follow recording effort as much as wildlife, so a country with more visitors and more naturalists will show more of both.
Most recorded here
The species with the most open occurrence records in Malaysia, among those a photograph exists for. Most recorded is not most numerous: it rewards animals that are common, conspicuous and live where people go.
Yellow-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus goiavier
Javan Myna
Acridotheres javanicus
Asian Glossy Starling
Aplonis panayensis
House Swallow
Hirundo javanica
Pink-necked Green Pigeon
Treron vernans
Black-naped Oriole
Oriolus chinensis
Zebra Dove
Geopelia striata
Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris
Ashy Tailorbird
Orthotomus ruficeps
Plume-toed Swiftlet
Collocalia affinis
Pied Fantail
Rhipidura javanica
Blue-throated Bee-eater
Merops viridis
No regions recorded yet
The reference database has no regions filed under Malaysia.
Nothing written up here yet
The field guide covers Malaysia on the map, but none of its species have an entry written for them yet.