Borneo’s Deramakot Forest Reserve
Naturetrek Tour Report 22 April - 6 May 2017
Sunda Clouded Leopard by Jackie Lover Bearded Pig by Martyn Sidwell
Buffy Eagle Owl by Martyn Sidwell Binturong by Martyn Sidwell
Report compiled by Nick Acheson Images courtesy of Martyn Sidwell & Jackie Lover
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Tour Report Borneo’s Deramakot Forest Reserve
Tour participants: Nick Acheson & Mike Gordon with eight Naturetrek clients
Day 1 Saturday 22nd April
In transit.
Day 2 Sunday 23rd April
Having flown overnight and through the morning, and then met the wonderful Mike and equally wonderful Siti at Sandakan Airport, this afternoon we visited the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre at Sepilok. The rescued Sun Bears delighted us, but we also saw much wild wildlife including Javan Mynas, Tree Sparrows and Yellow-vented Bulbuls on the short walk from our hotel and, around the Sun Bears’ natural forest enclosures, Large and Slender Treeshrews, Bornean (Plain) Pygmy Squirrel, Grey-and-buff Woodpecker and Raffles’s Malkoha. A fine start to what would turn out to be a very fine tour.
Day 3 Monday 24th April
Early this morning we walked along the road to Sepilok. In a fruiting fig tree in the hotel grounds there were Pink-necked and Thick-billed Green Pigeons, Black-eared (Blue-eared) Barbets and a large number of Asian Glossy Starlings. Along the road the Lagerstroemia trees were hardly in flower so there were rather few sunbirds and flowerpeckers. Nonetheless, two of the most dazzling species, Crimson Sunbird and Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker, were easy to find. A colony of introduced Baya Weavers kept us entertained, as did loudly calling Collared Kingfishers. The stars of the show were four Ear-spot Squirrels (with Plantain Squirrels also on hand for ease of comparison).
Later we visited the Orangutan Centre where, in addition to the Bornean Orangutans in the process of being taught to be Orangutans (consider it: only humans could be dumb enough to stop a species knowing how to be itself), we saw lots of Prevost’s Squirrels (what a squirrel!) and a sprinkling of Brown Barbets and Orange-bellied Flowerpeckers.
In the afternoon we made our way to the exquisite Kinabatangan Wetlands Resort accompanied by our lodge naturalist Dean. Late in the afternoon, as the heat of the day began to consider abating, we took our first cruise on the Kinabatangan, seeing the three classic monkeys of this wonderful river: Proboscis, Silvered Langur and Long-tailed Macaque. Among the Silvered Langurs were at least three of the lovely apricot morph. There were also lots of Green Imperial Pigeons along the river, the odd Oriental Pied Hornbill and Grey-headed Fish Eagle and, as we turned back in the dusk, a Large Flying-fox.
After dinner we went back to the river (our very first nocturnal activity, of many to come). Buffy Fish Owl was characteristically easy to see and to photograph, as were Blue-eared and Stork-billed Kingfishers at their roosts. The highlight however was a huge Saltwater Crocodile tearing chunks off the decomposing carcass of a Sambar.
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Day 4 Tuesday 25th April
Early this morning we went by river to the oxbow lake. In riverine forest there were plenty more Silvered Langurs, Long-tailed Macaques and Proboscis Monkeys and overhead we saw Lesser Adjutant Storks and White- bellied Sea Eagles. Above the oxbow a pair of Jerdon’s Bazas was displaying and on top of trees at the water’s edge we saw gorgeous Blue-throated Bee-eaters.
Late in the afternoon we went out again: more Silvered Langurs, Proboscis Monkeys and Long-tailed Macaques (all of them fantastic) plus a distant Storm’s Stork, a perched Wallace’s Hawk-Eagle, and a pair of Brown- throated Sunbirds fidgeting over a feeding family of Long-tailed Macaques, as Long-tailed Parakeets circled noisily overhead.
Naturally we went back to the river in the night, seeing Buffy Fish Owls, a Barking Gecko and a superb Mangrove Snake coiled on the frond of a nipa palm.
Day 5 Wednesday 26th April
This morning we walked into the low-nutrient forest behind Kinabatangan Wetlands Resort. Several gorgeous Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeons were feeding in a tree here and a pair of White-chested Babblers was hopping around a pool. We also admired some spectacular Nepenthes ampullaria pitcher plants. As we returned to the lodge we saw a Mangrove Whistler (after considerable craning of necks) and a female Mangrove Blue Flycatcher.
After breakfast we moved to Abai Jungle Lodge to explore a different stretch of the river and its wildlife (though it would be remiss of us to leave KWR without mentioning the charming Bearded Pigs which frequently trotted under the boardwalks here). Our first walk at AJL , with our new lodge naturalist Junior, was on the trail reaching into the forest behind the lodge. In addition to three hugely amenable Dusky Broadbills, we saw a Black-and-red Broadbill, a Raffles’s Malkoha, two very noisy Low’s Squirrels and a Bornean Pygmy Squirrel watching them. Splendid stuff!
In the afternoon we were thrilled to visit mother and infant Bornean Orangutans in trees along the river and we saw a family of Red Langurs glowing in very nice light. Hornbills (which had been hard work until now) were represented by a few Rhinoceros, four Wreathed in a tree (unusual to see them out of the hills) and a flying Wrinkled. We cruised back to the lodge in the dark, seeing a Great-billed Heron perched on a tree, a very attractively-patterned Saltwater Crocodile on the silt and two glints of eye-shine which saw us searching for rare mammals. They were a bottle and a reflective sticker, respectively.
It would have been rude not to have gone out by night so we walked the excellent boardwalk behind AJL. A Bornean Striped Palm Civet (the artist formerly known as Small-toothed Palm Civet) was feeding in a fig tree right behind our rooms and in the forest we found tiny scorpions shining under UV light, four puffed-up Rufous-tailed Tailorbirds, a roosting Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (definitely a highlight) and a Buff-necked Woodpecker poking its head out of a dead sapling right by the path.
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Days 6 - 12 Thursday 27th April – Wednesday 3rd May
Early this morning we returned to the oxbow lake and were met, in the riverine forest at its mouth, by an inquisitive family of Small-clawed Otters, with a White-crowed Shama singing above them (for added atmosphere). At breakfast, on a forest platform behind the lodge, we were joined by a ridiculously tame (and greedy) Bearded Pig known as Junior and a band of marauding Long-tailed Macaques.
After breakfast we left for Sukau, seeing Changeable Hawk-Eagle, Crested Serpent Eagle and Grey-headed Fish Eagle along the river as we went. At Sukau we were met by the minibuses which would transfer us to Gomantong Caves and on to Telupid. Gomantong was, as always, remarkable, thronged with Glossy, Black-nest and Mossy-nest Swiftlets, crawling with cockroaches and centipedes and dripping with guano. Along the boardwalk to the cave we saw both a languid family of Red Langurs and the only Lesser Mouse-Deer of the tour.
We had lunch in a local restaurant in Telupid (air conditioning and wifi, no less) and felt very adventurous climbing into four-wheel-drive vehicles for the journey into Deramakot Forest Reserve.
Our rooms in Deramakot were much better than advertised: clean, immaculately decorated and crisply air conditioned and, throughout our stay, we were superbly cared for by Mike and Siti, by drivers Lang and Romeo and by Gidi’s team in the kitchen. In their hands it is a great place to stay.
We went out every night of our seven nights in Deramakot for long, long drives, sometimes starting before dusk (for dinner by the river or in the forest) and just once getting up after a break in the night and driving pre-dawn. Because what we did each night was essentially the same (a drive from dusk until dinner, a drive after dinner until around midnight, and a drive after midnight often until the wee small hours) and we saw many species again and again (notably Bornean Striped Palm Civet, Malay Civet, Thomas’s Flying Squirrel, Sambar, Buffy Fish Owl and Philippine Slow Loris) I will not write a repetitive account of each night. Rather (below) I will write an account of the key species we saw, when and how. A full list of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians is also included below.
Day 13 Thursday 4th May
All remarkable things must come to an end and today, after a last night in the wonderful forest of Deramakot, we left, heading uphill to the west towards Kota Kinabalu. Our destination was Kinabalu Park, the World Heritage site which includes Mount Kinabalu. As soon as you had checked in we went for a lovely walk through the montane forest towards the park entrance. Splendid decision, for here we saw plenty of wildlife which was new to us including Bornean Treepie, Bornean Green Magpie, Sunda and Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrushes, Chestnut-crested Yuhina and now fewer than four new mammals: Mountain Treeshrew, Bornean Black-banded Squirrel, Jentink’s Squirrel and the utterly adorable Whitehead’s Pygmy Squirrel.
Day 14 Friday 5th May
Again a good decision. Here there were several more (equally adorable) Whitehead’s Pygmy Squirrels, plus a hyperactive Brooke’s Squirrel. A Sunda Bush Warbler was remarkably obliging, sitting in the open for everyone to see, and treetops were busy with birds including Black-capped White-eyes, Bornean Whistlers, an Indigo
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Flycatcher and a female Blyth’s Shrike-Babbler. Perhaps most delightful of all was a Bornean Forktail skipping along the side of the road.
All too soon it was time to shower, to pack, and to carry on up the hill to Kota Kinabalu, there to catch our flight to Kuala Lumpur and onward flights home.
Day 15 Saturday 6th May
Overnight flights landed back in the UK where the tour ended.
Thanks
Though the whole of this tour was successful and extremely enjoyable, its outcome depended more than anything else on smooth operations in Deramakot. Mike and Siti’s team, including Lang and Gidi and their colleagues, were superb hosts: ever efficient, always smiling, and wholly dedicated to our mission to see Deramakot’s wonderful night wildlife. We are very grateful to them all, as we are to the boatmen and naturalists who looked after us along the Kinabatangan and to all of the behind-the-scenes staff, in restaurants, lodges and vehicles, who worked hard to make our tour as marvellous as it was.
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Proboscis Monkey by Martyn Sidwell Rhinoceros Hornbill by Martyn Sidwell
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Selected Species Accounts
Birds Storm’s Stork Ciconia stormi This much-sought species was seen twice in flight over the Kinabatangan, including a pair seen well on the day we left for Gomantong.
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus Seen many times along the Kinabatangan, more than Mike or I had ever seen there before.
Jerdon’s Baza Aviceda jerdoni We saw a pair of these lovely birds displaying on our first visit to the oxbow lake along the Kinabatangan.
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela Seen very often in Deramakot, including a bird which regularly visited the dining room by night to hunt insects attracted to the light.
Mountain (Kinabalu) Serpent Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis One circled over the mountainside as we checked in at Kinabalu Park.
Wallace’s Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nanus This diminutive eagle was first seen in trees along the Kinabatangan and again later in Deramakot.
Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii Seen just once in Deramakot.
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis One seen distantly from the camp by the river in Deramakot.
Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon Treron fulvicollis These lovely birds were feeding in a fruiting fig in forest behind Kinabatangan Wetlands Resort.
Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra A pair was feeding with a flock of Pink-necked Green Pigeons in a fruiting fig outside our lodge in Sepilok.
Raffles’s Malkoha Rhinortha chlorophaea First seen over one of the Sun Bear pens in Sepilok. Again later along the Kinabatangan.
Reddish Scops Owl Otus rufescens We happened upon one of these diminutive owls in overhanging trees at the edge of the Kinabatangan during one of our night cruises.
Barred Eagle-Owl Bubo sumatranus We saw this magnificent animal on one evening in Deramakot, but heard its weird vocalisations a further three times.
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Buffy Fish Owl Ketupa ketupu Asked early in the tour whether we would see Buffy Fish Owl, I replied, ‘Yes, every time we go outside at night.’ It was almost true. What a fantastic bird! Also the 2017 winner of the Most Splendid Scientific Name in Borneo (though it was beaten to the word title by the Great Evening Bat whose name I will leave you to look up).
Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica We saw this fine species twice in Deramakot. The second time the owl was most obligingly (and photogenically) swallowing a large green bush-cricket which it had just caught in one of its mighty talons.
Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata Just delightful! Happily very frequently seen in Deramakot.
Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii Right by the roadside, in a parking spot for logging machinery, we were amazed to see a pair of these dazzling birds excavating a nest in a dead sapling.
Kingfishers We saw four species: plenty of Blue-eared and Stork-billed along the Kinabatangan (especially roosting at night), a few Collared at Sepilok and in palm plantations, and an Oriental Dwarf roosting in wet forest behind Abai Jungle Lodge.
Hornbills It was hard work but all eight Bornean hornbill species were seen. There were fewer Oriental Pied and Rhinoceros along the Kinabatangan than is customary and Black, Wrinkled, White-crowned and Bushy-crested only put in supporting cast appearances (the last in Deramakot). Four Wreathed in a fairly distant tree along the river were a rare treat. As for Helmeted, we heard it magnificently on several occasions but it was only seen flying over a distant ridge by a couple of group members.
Brown Barbet Caloramphus fuliginosus This subtly lovely bird was seen several times around Sepilok and along the Kinabatangan.
Golden-naped Barbet Psilopogon pulcherrimus We saw this gorgeous bird briefly on our last morning as we walked down from the entry gate to Kinabalu Park.
Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus Great. Slaty. Woodpecker. Enough said. This spectacular creature was seen, doing its remarkable goshawk-esque mantling display, along the Kinabatangan one afternoon.
Parrots Blue-crowned Hanging Parrots and Long-tailed Parakeets were both seen repeatedly in flight (the latter only along the Kinabatangan). In Deramakot we had one afternoon encounter with a flock of the much less commonly-seen Blue-rumped Parrot.
Dusky Broadbill Corydon sumatranus Three of these marvellous birds (subdued but lovely, in a family of gaudy showstoppers) were together in a tree behind the cabins at Abai Jungle Lodge on our walk in the grounds there.
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Bornean Whistler Pachycephala hypoxantha There were several of these bright birds (the species name means extremely yellow, and indeed they are) in forest on our walk down from the Kinabalu Park gate.
Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea Far less bright than its montane cousin, this bird was singing loudly behind our very smart rooms at Kinabatangan Wetlands Lodge.
Bornean Treepie Dendrocitta cinerascens Lovely! We saw this beautiful mountain endemic on our arrival at Kinabalu Park.
Bornean Green Magpie Cissa jefferyi If ever a bird was striking it is the Bornean Green Magpie. After a little bit of searching we all saw this dazzling species well at Kinabalu Park.
Malaysian Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica With us on almost every day of the tour. Very lovely despite being so common.
Laughingthrushes We saw a flock, holding both Sunda and Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrushes, on our afternoon walk at Kinabalu Park.
White-crowned Shama Copsychus stricklandii This northern Borneo endemic is very lovely and has a beautiful voice. Happily it is also common and we saw it well along the Kinabatangan and numerous times in Deramakot.
Chestnut-naped Forktail Enicurus ruficapillus This exquisite little bird was seen once along the road in Deramakot.
Bornean Forktail Enicurus borneensis Yet another Bornean montane endemic which we saw well at Kinabalu Park. Splendid!
Flowerpeckers Scarlet-backed was — typically — common along the entrance road to Sepilok and here we also saw a few Orange-bellied. In the forest at Deramakot we saw several Yellow-rumped Flowerpeckers.
Sunbirds Sunbirds were quite hard work on our tour (that happens when you become nocturnal zombies), with Olive- backed the most frequently seen. We also saw Ruby-cheeked and Brown-throated here and there, Crimson along the entrance to Sepilok and, for some, Temminck’s at Kinabalu Park.
Mammals Slender Treeshrew Tupaia gracilis Seen on our first afternoon at the Bornean Sun Bear Rehabilitation Centre and again later in Deramakot.
Mountain Treeshrew Tupaia montana Seen a few times in Kinabalu Park.
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Large Treeshrew Tupaia tana Just one, seen at the Bornean Sun Bear Rehabilitation Centre.
Large Flying Fox Pteropus vampyrus This magnificent bat was seen on two evenings along the Kinabatangan and in numbers over the White House in Deramakot.
Bornean Colugo Galeopterus borneanus Seen only once in Deramakot where three were together in a tree, including a red morph with an infant.
Philippine Slow Loris Nycticebus menagensis This lovely animal was seen very well on four nights in Deramakot. We decided, on the basis of our observations, that slow is a misnomer. The Philippine Nippy Loris would be more apt.
Red Langur Presbytis rubicunda I love Red Langurs and I’m not ashamed to say it. We saw our first family of them along the Kinabatangan, in lovely evening light. A very friendly (if dozy) family greeted us along the boardwalk at Gomantong and later we saw more in Deramakot.
Silvered Langur Trachypithecus cristatus, Proboscis Monkey Nasalis larvatus and Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis These three species were all common along the Kinabatangan. Long-tailed Macaque is the most numerous, though all are frequently seen. We even saw a handful of individuals of the attractive apricot morph of Silvered Langur.
North Borneo Gibbon Hylobates funereus Despite hearing them often, we saw gibbons just twice in Deramakot: once when two dropped into a fruiting tree and just as quickly swung off; and later a singing individual on the bank of the river.
Bornean Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus A mother and young infant (two to three years old) were in a riverside tree along the Kinabatangan one afternoon and again the following morning. Delightful, especially as we saw them extremely well in a leafless tree.
Prevost’s Squirrel Callosciurus prevostii pluto These lustrous black and chestnut animals were common around Sepilok and seen occasionally along the Kinabatangan and in Deramakot.
Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus and Ear-spot Squirrel Callosciurus adamsi We saw both of these species very well along the entrance road to Sepilok, affording us the opportunity to study the differences between them.
Bornean Black-banded Squirrel Callosciurus orestes This species was seen several times around the lodge at Kinabalu Park.
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Low’s Squirrel Sundasciurus lowi A pair of these little squirrels was having a loud altercation (or perhaps it was love) in forest behind Abai Jungle Lodge.
Jentink’s Squirrel Sundasciurus jentinki and Brooke’s Squirrel Sundasciurus brookei After considerable persistence we had good views, including all of the diagnostic features, of both of these quicksilver squirrels in forest on the road up to the gate at Kinabalu Park.
Bornean (Plain) Pygmy Squirrel Exilisciurus exilis This delightful creature was seen first at the Bornean Sun Bear Rehabilitation Centre and later again behind Abai JL where an individual clung to a tree looking bemused by the antics of the Low’s Squirrels.
Whitehead’s Pygmy Squirrel Exilisciurus whiteheadi Let’s all just take a moment to appreciate the wondrous being that is Whitehead’s Pygmy Squirrel. Happily for us these tiny scraps of fluffy-eared joy were common at Kinabalu Park.
Red Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista petaurista Fairly common in Deramakot.
Black Flying Squirrel Aeromys tephromelas What a superb scientific name: the ashy black aerial mouse! This species was also quite commonly seen in Deramakot.
Thomas’ Flying Squirrel Aeromys thomasi In stark contrast to Tabin (where our tours have to work to see it) this is by far the most commonly-seen nocturnal squirrel in Deramakot, giving lovely views every night.
Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinereus These charming little otters greeted us as we made our second visit to the oxbow on the Kinabatangan, much to everyone’s delight.
Malay Civet Viverra tangalunga The most attractive of the civets we saw, this species was commonly observed in Deramakot.
Binturong Arctictis binturong Hurrah for Binturongs! We saw two high in a fruiting fig one night in Deramakot. As Mike sagely put it, ‘If it takes you five minutes to work out what it is, it’s a Binturong.’
Bornean Striped Palm Civet Arctogalidia stigmatica With the possible exception of Malay, this was the civet we saw most often; indeed it was positively common in Deramakot. This is a recent split from Small-toothed Palm Civet Arctogalidia trivirgata.
Island Palm Civet Paradoxurus philippinensis Since the habitat in Deramakot is largely tall secondary forest, this edge-loving species (which we nonetheless saw very well) seems quite scarce here (unlike in Tabin where it is very common along the ecotone between forest and palm plantation). A recent split from the very widespread Common Palm Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (also the possessor of a wonderful scientific name).
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Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis As with the species above, this cat seems to thrive best in forest edge. We therefore saw it rarely during our stay in Deramakot, though we did see it very well at times. Recent research suggests the existence of more than one species of Leopard Cat.
Bornean (Sunda) Clouded Leopard Neofelis diardi borneensis One evening, at eleven o’clock, as we drove from the river towards Deramakot headquarters, a female Bornean Clouded Leopard was bound in the opposite direction along the road. She chose not to deviate from her path but, instead, walked right past our vehicle, a metre from it at the closest point. We could clearly see that her belly was sagging, indicating that she may have been in the late stages of pregnancy or suckling small cubs. She was, in a word, breathtaking, and we were delighted that Lang’s vehicle, carrying our team home from preparing dinner for us at the river, drew up behind us, allowing our Malay friends a great look at her too. Simply sensational.
Bornean Pygmy Elephant Elephas maximus borneensis Having missed these wonderful animals along the Kinabatangan (where they reappeared after a long absence the day after our departure), we were chuffed to see one at the White House in Deramakot when we ate there one evening prior to our first night drive.
Bearded Pig Sus barbatus Commonly seen and remarkably confiding at both lodges on the Kinabatangan.
Lesser Mouse Deer Tragulus kanchil One seen in forest on the entrance trail to Gomantong Caves.
Greater Mouse Deer Tragulus napu We saw these little animals several times in Deramakot, including two skipping around in the road ahead of our vehicle. As Mike put it, ‘Mouse Deer think they’re invisible.’
Bornean Yellow Muntjac Muntiacus atherodes We had just one encounter with two of these Bornean endemics in Deramakot.
Sambar Rusa unicolor Commonly seen, though skittish, in Deramakot.
Bornean Pygmy Elephant by Martyn Sidwell Silvered Langur by Martyn Sidwell
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Full Species Lists
Birds (=recorded but not counted; h = heard only; E = edemic) April/May
Common name Scientific name 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5
1 Chestnut-necklaced Partridge Arborophila charltonii h 2 Great Argus Argusianus argus h
3 Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi
4 Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
5 Little (Striated) Heron Butorides striata
6 Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana
7 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
8 Great Egret Ardea alba
9 Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia
10 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
11 Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
12 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
13 Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
14 Oriental (Crested) Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
15 Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
16 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
17 White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
18 Grey-headed Fish Eagle Haliaeetus ichthyaetus
19 Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
20 Mountain (Kinabalu) Serpent Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis
21 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis
22 Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
23 Wallace's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nanus
24 Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
25 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
26 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
27 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
28 Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
29 Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
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April/May
Common name Scientific name 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5
30 Ruddy Cuckoo Dove Macropygia emiliana
31 Zebra Dove I Geopelia striata
32 Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon Treron fulvicollis
33 Little Green Pigeon Treron olax
34 Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans
35 Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra
36 Large Green Pigeon Treron capellei
37 Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
38 Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia
39 Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot Loriculus galgulus
40 Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus
41 Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda
42 Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
43 Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus h h h h h h h h h
44 Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
45 Raffles's Malkoha Rhinortha chlorophaea
46 Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
47 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
48 Reddish Scops Owl Otus rufescens
49 Barred Eagle-Owl Bubo sumatranus h h h
50 Buffy Fish Owl Ketupa ketupu
51 Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica h
52 Brown Boobook (Hawk-Owl) Ninox scutulata h
53 Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
54 Mossy-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus salangana
55 Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus
56 Silver-rumped Spinetail Rhaphidura leucopygialis
57 Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis
58 Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata
59 Red-naped Trogon Harpactes kasumba
60 Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii
61 Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
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April/May
Common name Scientific name 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5
62 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
63 Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
64 Rufous-backed (Oriental Dwarf) Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
65 Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
66 Red-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus
67 Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
68 Bushy-crested Hornbill Anorrhinus galeritus
69 Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
70 Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus
71 Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros
72 Helmeted Hornbill Rhinoplax vigil h h h
73 White-crowned Hornbill Berenicornis comatus
74 Wrinkled Hornbill Aceros corrugatus
75 Wreathed Hornbill Rhyticeros undulatus
76 Golden-naped Barbet Psilopogon pulcherrimus
77 Black-eared (Blue-eared) Barbet Psilopogon (australis) duvaucelii h h h h
78 Brown Barbet Caloramphus fuliginosus
79 Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis
80 White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis
81 Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
82 Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki
83 Grey-and-buff Woodpecker Hemicircus concretus
84 Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus
85 Dusky Broadbill Corydon sumatranus
86 Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
87 Black-and-crimson (Black-headed) Pitta E Erythropitta ussheri
88 Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea
89 Bornean Whistler Pachycephala hypoxantha
90 Lesser Cuckooshrike Coracina fimbriata
91 Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus
92 Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus
93 Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus
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94 White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
95 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
96 Green Iora Aegithina viridissima
97 Malaysian Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
98 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
99 Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
100 Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
101 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
102 Slender-billed Crow Corvus enca h
103 Bornean Treepie E Dendrocitta cinerascens
104 Bornean Green Magpie Cissa jefferyi
105 Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
106 Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (Rubycheek) Chalcoparia singalensis
107 Van Hasselt's (Purple-throated) Sunbird Leptocoma sperata
108 Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
109 Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
110 Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii
111 Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
112 Thick-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera crassirostris
113 Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster
114 Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys
115 Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker E Prionochilus xanthopygius
116 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma
117 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
118 Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati
119 Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon
120 Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella
121 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
122 Dusky Munia E Lonchura fuscans
123 Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
124 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
125 Baya Weaver I Ploceus philippinus
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126 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
127 Javan Myna I Acridotheres javanicus
128 Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
129 Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
130 Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
131 White-crowned Shama E Copsychus stricklandii h
132 Chestnut-naped Forktail Enicurus ruficapillus
133 Bornean Forktail E Enicurus borneensis
134 Mangrove Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra
135 Indigo Flycatcher Eumyias indigo
136 Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa latirostris
137 Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
138 Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
139 Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps
140 Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex
141 Asian Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus
142 Spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus erythropthalmos
143 House (Pacific) Swallow Hirundo tahitica 144 Yellow-breasted Warbler Seicercus montis
145 Sunda Bush-Warbler Cettia vulcania
146 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
147 Brown Fulvetta Alcippe brunneicauda
148 Chestnut-crested Yuhina Yuhina everetti
149 Blyth’s Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius aeralatus
150 Sunda Laughingthrush Garrulax palliatus
151 Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush E Rhinocichla treacheri
152 Black-capped White-eye Zosterops atricapilla
153 Chestnut-winged Babbler Stachyris erythroptera
154 Chestnut-rumped Babbler Stachyris maculata
155 Bold-striped Tit-Babbler Macronus bornensis
156 Rufous-crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum
157 White-chested Babbler Trichastoma rostratum
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158 Ferruginous Babbler Trichastoma bicolor
159 Bornean Whistling Thrush E Myophonus borneensis
160 Ashy (Red-headed) Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps
161 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus
162 Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
163 Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
Mammals 1 Slender Treeshrew E Tupaia gracilis 2 Mountain Treeshrew E Tupaia montana 3 Large Treeshrew Tupaia tana
4 Large Flying-fox Pteropus vampyrus
5 Bornean Colugo Galeopterus borneanus
6 Philippine Slow Loris Nycticebus menagensis
7 Red Langur E Presbytis rubicunda
8 Silvered Langur Trachypithecus cristatus
9 Proboscis Monkey E Nasalis larvatus
10 Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis
11 North Borneo Gibbon E Hylobates funereus h
12 Bornean Orangutan E Pongo pygmaeus
13 Prevost's Squirrel Callosciurus prevostii pluto
14 Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus
15 Ear-spot Squirrel E Callosciurus adamsi
16 Bornean Black-banded Squirrel E Callosciurus orestes
17 Horse-tailed Squirrel Sundasciurus hippurus
18 Brooke’s Squirrel E Sundasciurus brookei
19 Jentink’s Squirrel E Sundasciurus jentinki
20 Low's Squirrel Sundasciurus lowi
21 Plain Pygmy Squirrel E Exilisciurus exilis
22 Whitehead’s Pygmy Squirrel E Exilisciurus whiteheadi
23 Bornean Mountain Ground Squirrel Dremomys everetti
24 Black Flying Squirrel Aeromys tephromelas
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25 Red Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista petaurista
26 Thomas's Flying Squirrel E Aeromys thomasi
27 Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinereus
28 Malay Civet Viverra tangalunga
29 Binturong Arctictis binturong
30 Bornean Striped Palm Civet E Arctogalidia stigmatica
31 Island Palm Civet Paradoxurus philippinensis
32 Banded Civet Hemigalus derbyanus
33 Sunda Clouded Leopard Neofelis diardi borneensis
34 Leopard Cat Prionailusus bengalensis
35 Bornean Pygmy Elephant Elephas maximus borneensis
36 Bearded Pig Sus barbatus
37 Lesser Mouse-Deer Tragulus kanchil
38 Greater Mouse-Deer Tragulus napu
39 Bornean Yellow Muntjac E Muntiacus atherodes
40 Sambar Rusa unicolor
Reptiles 1 Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus
2 Crested Green Lizard Bronchocela cristatella
3 Flying Lizard Draco sp.
4 Barking (Green-eyed) Gecko Gekko smithii
5 Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus
6 Water Monitor Varanus salvator
7 Yellow-ringed Cat (Mangrove) Snake Boiga dendrophila
Amphibians 1 Four-lined Tree Frog Polypedates leucomystax
2 File-eared Frog Polypedates otilophus
3 Wallace’s Flying Frog Racophorus nigropalmatus
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