Little bronze cuckoo, Chrysococcyx minutillus.Horsfield's bronze cuckoo, Chrysococcyx basalis (A).Violet cuckoo, Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus.Asian emerald cuckoo, Chrysococcyx maculatus.Chestnut-winged cuckoo, Clamator coromandus.Green-billed malkoha, Phaenicophaeus tristis.Black-bellied malkoha, Phaenicophaeus diardi.Chestnut-bellied malkoha, Phaenicophaeus sumatranus.Chestnut-breasted malkoha, Phaenicophaeus curvirostris.Red-billed malkoha, Zanclostomus javanicus.Raffles's malkoha, Rhinortha chlorophaea.Short-toed coucal, Centropus rectunguis.Bornean ground-cuckoo, Carpococcyx radiatus.The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. Gray imperial-pigeon, Ducula pickeringii.Black-naped fruit-dove, Ptilinopus melanospila.Wedge-tailed green-pigeon, Treron sphenura.Yellow-vented green-pigeon, Treron seimundi.Thick-billed green-pigeon, Treron curvirostra.Orange-breasted green-pigeon, Treron bicincta.Cinnamon-headed green-pigeon, Treron fulvicollis.Pink-necked green-pigeon, Treron vernans.Little cuckoo-dove, Macropygia ruficeps.Philippine cuckoo-dove, Macropygia tenuirostris.Red collared-dove, Streptopelia tranquebarica.Philippine collared-dove, Streptopelia dusumieri (A).Silvery wood-pigeon, Columba argentina (E).Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae Lesser flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor (A).Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridaeįlamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Bornean crested fireback, Lophura ignita.Bornean crestless fireback, Lophura pyronota.Malayan crestless fireback, Lophura erythrophthalma.Blue-breasted quail, Synoicus chinensis.Mountain peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron inopinatum (E).Bornean peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron schleiermacheri.Malayan peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron malacense.Crimson-headed partridge, Haematortyx sanguiniceps.Malayan crested argus, Rheinardia nigrescens.Dulit partridge, Rhizothera dulitensis (E).Long-billed partridge, Rhizothera longirostris.Sabah partridge, Tropicoperdix graydoni.Chestnut-necklaced partridge, Tropicoperdix charltonii.Red-breasted partridge, Arborophila hyperythra.Malayan partridge, Arborophila campbelli.Ferruginous partridge, Caloperdix oculea.In general, they are plump (although they vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings. The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds. All but the malleefowl occupy jungle habitats and most have brown or black colouring. The Megapodiidae are stocky, medium-large chicken-like birds with small heads and large feet. White-winged duck, Cairina scutulata (Ex).Eastern spot-billed duck, Anas zonorhyncha (A).Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata (A).Cotton pygmy-goose, Nettapus coromandelianus.Knob-billed duck, Sarkidiornis melanotos.Lesser whistling-duck, Dendrocygna javanica.Wandering whistling-duck, Dendrocygna arcuata.(I) Introduced - a species introduced to Malaysia as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.(Ex) Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Malaysia although populations exist elsewhere.(E) Endemic - a species endemic to Malaysia.(A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Malaysia.Those that do not are commonly occurring native species. The following tags have been used to highlight several categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition. The avifauna of Malaysia include a total of 855 species, of which 17 are endemic, and 19 have been introduced by humans. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Malaysia.

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