Smaller sandpipers & allies
0 in Malaysia
Northern Lapwing
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0 in Malaysia
Red-necked Stint
Long-bodied, black-legged stint most numerous on intertidal mudflats.
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0 in Malaysia
Oriental Pratincole
Unique, tern-like shorebird with short thick bill, long wings, forked tail and graceful flight. In flight, has white rump and white, black-tipped forked tail. From below, underwing coverts rich russet brown.
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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.
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Nordmann’s Greenshank
Chunky greenshank with thick, slightly upcurved bill with relatively short, yellow legs. Often appears strikingly pale. In flight, toes barely project beyond tail; tail often appears white, and underwing coverts are pure white and unbarred.
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0 in Malaysia
Little Ringed Plover
Small plover with white collar, yellow eye-ring, dark brown upperparts, dark mask, complete breast band, pink or yellow legs, elongated body.
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0 in Malaysia
Common Ringed Plover
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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.
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0 in Malaysia
Black-tailed Godwit
Small, neat, long-legged godwit with long, straight, blob-tipped, pink-based bill.
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0 in Malaysia
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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