Malaysia Ramsar wetland
Kukup Island
115 bird species recorded; the most in April.
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This month here
47 species in January.45 species in February.28 species in March.85 species in April.52 species in May.45 species in June.32 species in July.50 species in August.37 species in September.31 species in October.42 species in November.34 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
115 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).
- 115Speciesrecorded more than once
- 26Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,560Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 8Raptors
- 5Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 49Songbirds
- 36Other 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 115 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Black BazaAviceda leuphotes
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Waders5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Reef HeronEgretta sacra
- Chinese EgretEgretta eulophotesVU
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Adjutant StorkLeptoptilos javanicusNT
- Milky StorkMycteria cinerea
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
Songbirds49 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
- Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicusVU
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Oriolus chinensisOriolus chinensis
- Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostetha
- Mangrove PittaPitta megarhynchaNT
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Ashy TailorbirdOrthotomus ruficeps
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Malaysian Pied FantailRhipidura javanica
- Plain-throated SunbirdAnthreptes malacensis
- Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Mangrove Blue-FlycatcherCyornis rufigastra
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularis
- Arctic warblerPhylloscopus borealis
- Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinerea
- Black-and-red BroadbillCymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
- Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja
- Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea
- Ashy MinivetPericrocotus divaricatus
- Pied TrillerLalage nigra
- Striped Tit BabblerMacronus gularis
- Rubigula cyaniventrisRubigula cyaniventris
- Green IoraAegithina viridissimaNT
- Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostra
- Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigma
- Streaked BulbulIxos malaccensisNT
- Finsch's BulbulAlophoixus finschiiNT
- Yellow-bellied BulbulAlophoixus phaeocephalus
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Lesser CuckooshrikeCoracina fimbriata
- Fiery MinivetPericrocotus igneusNT
- Asian Fairy-bluebirdIrena puella
- Great MynaAcridotheres grandis
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- Red-throated SunbirdAnthreptes rhodolaemusNT
- Van Hasselt's SunbirdLeptocoma brasiliana
- Buff-vented BulbulIole crypta
Other birds36 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Common FlamebackDinopium javanense
- Sunda Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus moluccensis
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- House SwiftApus nipalensis
- Laced WoodpeckerPicus vittatus
- Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
- Little Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx minutillus
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Edible-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
- Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernans
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes guttacristatus
- Slaty-breasted RailGallirallus striatus
- Whiskered TreeswiftHemiprocne comata
- Grey-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennis
- White-rumped WoodpeckerMeiglyptes tristis
- Blue-crowned Hanging-ParrotLoriculus galgulus
- Violet CuckooChrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
- Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandus
- Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubris
- Silver-rumped SpinetailRhaphidura leucopygialis
- Raffles's MalkohaRhinortha chlorophaea
- Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
- Malaysian Eared-NightjarLyncornis temminckii
- Banded WoodpeckerChrysophlegma miniaceum
- Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon duvaucelii
- Sooty BarbetCaloramphus hayiiNT
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 April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan28°/25°207 mm
- Feb29°/24°101 mm
- Mar30°/26°169 mm
- Apr30°/26°195 mm
- May30°/27°192 mm
- Jun29°/27°162 mm
- Jul29°/26°175 mm
- Aug29°/26°182 mm
- Sep29°/26°167 mm
- Oct29°/26°211 mm
- Nov29°/26°274 mm
- Dec28°/25°276 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Kukup Island.
Island in Pontian, Johor, Malaysia
Kukup Island is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Malaysia.
115 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,560 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Adjutant Stork, the Grey Heron and the Great White Egret.
16 species come for the summer, 10 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Javan Myna and Chinese Egret.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- OYO 89915 East Mount Hotelplace to stay · 1.7 km · 10 within 10 km
- Kukupnearest town · 1.7 km in a straight line
- Senai International Airport (JHB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 45 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
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 10restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 10places to stay within 10 kmOYO 89915 East Mount Hotel, Hello Leisure Resort, 众乐乐海上度假屋 and 7 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Kukup Island.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas4 mountains within 25 kmBukit Selbourne · 19 kmBukit Tanjung Kupang · 21 kmGunung Betina · 24 kmBukit Pendas · 25 km
Islandyasthe islandKukup Island5.5 km²
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Kukup Island
Malaysia
- 50Birdyas Score
- 115Species
- 26Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7259242) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,560 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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