Malaysia Ramsar wetland
Pulai River
99 bird species recorded; the most in February and in April.
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This month here
61 species in January.68 species in February.52 species in March.69 species in April.47 species in May.42 species in June.31 species in July.33 species in August.44 species in September.60 species in October.41 species in November.37 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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VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
99 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).
- 99Speciesrecorded more than once
- 30Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,995Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 9Raptors
- 8Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 35Songbirds
- 29Other 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 99 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
Waders8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great-billed HeronArdea sumatrana
- Reef HeronEgretta sacra
- Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Chinese EgretEgretta eulophotesVU
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Adjutant StorkLeptoptilos javanicusNT
- Milky StorkMycteria cinerea
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
Songbirds35 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicusVU
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Oriolus chinensisOriolus chinensis
- Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Olive-winged BulbulPycnonotus plumosus
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
- Malaysian Pied FantailRhipidura javanica
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja
- Ashy TailorbirdOrthotomus ruficeps
- White-headed MuniaLonchura maja
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Plain-throated SunbirdAnthreptes malacensis
- Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatum
- Plain SunbirdAnthreptes simplex
- Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigma
- Ashy MinivetPericrocotus divaricatus
- Great MynaAcridotheres grandis
- Pied TrillerLalage nigra
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
Other birds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
- White-collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernans
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Sunda Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus moluccensis
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolor
- Common FlamebackDinopium javanense
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SwiftApus nipalensis
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- WatercockGallicrex cinerea
- Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator
- Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
- Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii
- Little Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx minutillus
- Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandus
- Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataVU
- Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
- Banded WoodpeckerChrysophlegma miniaceum
- Plume-toed SwiftletCollocalia affinis
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 February and in April.
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
Pulai River.
River in Johor, Malaysia
Pulai River is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Malaysia.
99 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,995 open records.
The most recorded are the House Crow, the Javan Myna and the Common Myna.
12 species come for the summer, 18 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Javan Myna, Chinese Egret and Black-capped Kingfisher.
The most species are recorded in February and in April.
Get there and watch
- Forest City Phoenix Hotelplace to stay · 4.9 km · 7 within 10 km
- Forest Citynearest town · 4.4 km in a straight line
- Seletar Airport (XSP)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 36 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
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7places to stay within 10 kmForest City Phoenix Hotel, Tanjung Piai Resort, homestay and 4 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 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 Pulai River.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas9 mountains within 25 kmBukit Tanjung Kupang · 8.1 kmBukit Selbourne · 10 kmBukit Pendas · 12 kmBukit G Dua Ratus Lima Puluh Tiga · 14 kmBukit Perepat · 16 kmJurong Hill60 m · 18 kmBukit Resam · 18 kmBukit Tajam · 20 km
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.
Pulai River
Malaysia
- 52Birdyas Score
- 99Species
- 30Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2117715) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,995 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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