Malaysia Ramsar wetland
Cape Piai
117 bird species recorded; the most in March and from October to November.
Halimsamad · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
24 species in January.62 species in February.76 species in March.43 species in April.41 species in May.47 species in June.47 species in July.53 species in August.66 species in September.81 species in October.75 species in November.69 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
117 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 117Speciesrecorded more than once
- 46Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,531Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 12Raptors
- 1Owls
- 17Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 39Songbirds
- 30Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 117 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
- Black BazaAviceda leuphotes
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Grey-faced BuzzardButastur indicus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Eastern Marsh-harrierCircus spilonotus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted Wood OwlStrix seloputo
Waders17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Nordmann's GreenshankTringa guttifer
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Chinese EgretEgretta eulophotesVU
- Reef HeronEgretta sacra
- Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great-billed HeronArdea sumatrana
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Adjutant StorkLeptoptilos javanicusNT
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
- Milky StorkMycteria cinerea
Songbirds39 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Ashy TailorbirdOrthotomus ruficeps
- Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicusVU
- Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Oriolus chinensisOriolus chinensis
- Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis
- Malaysian Pied FantailRhipidura javanica
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Plain-throated SunbirdAnthreptes malacensis
- Arctic warblerPhylloscopus borealis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Ashy MinivetPericrocotus divaricatus
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex
- Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinerea
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Mangrove PittaPitta megarhynchaNT
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- White-headed MuniaLonchura maja
- Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
- Daurian StarlingAgropsar sturninus
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostetha
- Striped Tit BabblerMacronus gularis
- Mangrove Blue-FlycatcherCyornis rufigastra
- Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularis
- Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeus
- Pied TrillerLalage nigra
Other birds30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Common FlamebackDinopium javanense
- Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
- Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes guttacristatus
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Lineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatus
- Sunda Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus moluccensis
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridis
- Laced WoodpeckerPicus vittatus
- Edible-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
- Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataVU
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernans
- Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
- House SwiftApus nipalensis
- Little Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx minutillus
- Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
- Oriental Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros albirostris
- Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
- Plume-toed SwiftletCollocalia affinis
- Black-nest SwiftletAerodramus maximus
- Rhopodytes sumatranusRhopodytes sumatranus
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in March and from October to November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan28°/24°235 mm
- Feb29°/24°102 mm
- Mar30°/24°168 mm
- Apr30°/26°193 mm
- May30°/26°199 mm
- Jun29°/26°164 mm
- Jul29°/25°174 mm
- Aug29°/25°173 mm
- Sep29°/25°167 mm
- Oct29°/25°210 mm
- Nov29°/25°283 mm
- Dec28°/24°300 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Cape Piai.
Cape in Pontian, Johor, Malaysia
Cape Piai is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Malaysia.
117 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,531 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Adjutant Stork, the Grey Heron and the Eurasian Whimbrel.
19 species come for the summer, 26 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Javan Myna, Curlew Sandpiper and Chinese Egret.
The most species are recorded in March and from October to November.
Get there and watch
- Tanjung Piai Resortplace to stay · 1.8 km · 11 within 10 km
- Pekan Serkatnearest town · 4.8 km in a straight line
- Seletar Airport (XSP)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 43 km in a straight lineCar hire at JHB airport (Johor Bahru)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmThe Southernmost Tip of Mainland Asia
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 11places to stay within 10 kmTanjung Piai Resort, homestay, OYO 89915 East Mount Hotel and 8 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Cape Piai.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas7 mountains within 25 kmBukit Tanjung Kupang · 16 kmBukit Selbourne · 19 kmBukit Pendas · 20 kmBukit G Dua Ratus Lima Puluh Tiga · 23 kmJurong Hill60 m · 23 kmGunung Betina · 24 kmBukit Perepat · 25 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Cape Piai
Malaysia
- 63Birdyas Score
- 117Species
- 46Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q123271) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,531 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Islandyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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