Larger sandpipers & allies
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Long-billed Plover
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Small Buttonquail
First recorded in Peninsular Malaysia in 2006, in Kedah, and has subsequently been observed in Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Perak and Selangor, suggesting recent colonisation from populations to the north. No records from Bornean Malaysia. Smaller than Barred Buttonquail, from which best distinguished by pink legs and paler overall colouration.
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Red Knot
Medium-sized, stocky shorebird with short, straight bill and short, olive-coloured legs.
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Red-wattled Lapwing
Large, noisy, elegant, boldly-coloured lapwing with very long, yellow legs and red facial skin and bill base.
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Temminck’s Stint
Featureless grey, long-bodied stint with yellow legs.
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Grey Plover
The largest Pluvialis plover, heavily spangled upperparts lack strong yellow tones.
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Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Single record from Kedah in April 2014, though possibly under-recorded. Best told from other buttonquails by bright yellow legs and bill base and orange-chestnut colouration on the nape.
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Little Whimbrel
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Far Eastern Curlew
Very large, brown shorebird with very long, downcurved bill.
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Siberian Sand Plover
Very similar to Greater Sand Plover and Tibetan Sand Plover but has shorter, more blunt-tipped bill and slightly shorter legs and usually shows dusky flank markings.
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