Larger Plovers
0 in Malaysia
Red Knot
Medium-sized, stocky shorebird with short, straight bill and short, olive-coloured legs.
Read More »
0 in Malaysia
Oriental Plover
Read More »
0 in Malaysia
Swinhoe’s Snipe
Read More »
0 in Malaysia
Greater Sand-Plover
Very similar to Tibetan Sand-Plover, but slightly larger, longer-legged and with different proportions.
Read More »
0 in Malaysia
Asian Dowitcher
Similar in size to Black-tailed Godwit, with black legs intermediate in length between Bar-tailed and Black-tailed Godwits. Bill largely black, straight and slightly blob-tipped.
Read More »
0 in Malaysia
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Read More »
0 in Malaysia
Pacific Golden Plover
The smaller of the Pluvialis plovers, heavily spangled upperparts are generally yellow-toned. Elegant, with long legs and rather fine, sharp-tipped bill.
Read More »
0 in Malaysia
Pied Stilt
Similar in most respects to Black-winged Stilt. Most obvious differences are a well-marked black nuchal ‘mane’ and clear white head, and deeper, puppy-like call.
Read More »
0 in Malaysia
Long-toed Stint
Brown, yellow-legged stint with heavily streaked breast.
Read More »
0 in Malaysia
Common Greenshank
Elegant white and grey/brown sandpiper with medium-length, slightly upcurved bill and long green-yellow legs. In flight, toes project beyond tail. From above, plain darkish wings and scapulars contrast with white back and rump and whitish, barred tail. From below, wing coverts well-barred.
Read More »

