Day 8 - Sukau > Sepilok
Our last morning at Sukau was spent trying to clean up on several species we missed the previous day. We were up and out again on the river by 6am, it was a slightly misty morning. Slender-billed Crows are very common along the river, we often see them flying around, a few were perched high up preening. Another black bird perched high up caught my attention, which turns out to be a Bornean Black Magpie.
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| Beautiful morning mist on Kinabatangan |
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| Slender-billed Crow |
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| Bornean Black Magpie |
The usual sight of Hornbills flying across the river is something you get used to quickly here on the Kinabatangan, however, you still marvel at their beauty as you see them gliding along every time.
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| Black Honrbill - male |
We returned to the stretch of river where we saw our Bornean Ground Cuckoo, none was calling this morning, we were first greeted by a few Long-tailed Macaques.
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| Long-tailed Macaque |
Liew stated this area is quite good for Great Slaty Woodpecker in the morning, and he was right! As we added a pair of these huge woodpeckers, a species I've always taken a great liking to due to their almost prehistoric looks.
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| Great Slaty Woodpecker - male |
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| Great Slaty Woodpecker - pair duetting |
Nearby, Common Hill Mynas were seen, and Liew found us two Hooded Pittas, while both found well hidden behind leaves, did gave excellent flight views for everyone. We even added a surprising Bornean Crested Fireback as it flew across the river! Unfortunately, only me and Liew saw this.
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| Common Hill Myna |
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| Hooded Pitta |
Back to the main river, we added a very distant Wrinkled Hornbill flying past, as well as a pair of Rhinoceros Hornbill which gave great flight views. And this completes our quest for all 8 species of Hornbills in Borneo!
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| Rhinoceros Hornbill |
A trio of White-crowned Hornbill came through and also gave incredible views, especially the male which seems especially showy this morning.
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| White-crowned Hornbill - male |
Last birds we added was a distant Crested Goshawk, a flyby Striated Heron and a Lesser Adjutant perched on top of the tree.
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| Crested Goshawk |
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| Striated Heron |
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| Lesser Adjutant |
With that, we said goodbye to Janu and departed from the lodge. As my second time here on the Kinabatangan, it was a pleasure to return to this amazing location, and it is an area I no doubt will return time and time again in the future!
This was our last part of the journey with Liew, he was finally able to fly back to Kuala Lumpur to get a little rest first before his next tour the day after. He drove us all the way to Sepilok, where he dropped us off at the Sepilok Jungle Resort, and we said our goodbyes, but I am certain we will be meeting again in the near future for more birding in Malaysia.
Sepilok Jungle Resort is a familiar place to me, as this was my third time staying here, and I've enjoyed it every single time! Jason was kind enough to host us last time and showed us all around Sepilok to look for various birds and wildlife, so naturally we were looking forward meeting again. We sat down at the restaurant for lunch, the balcony overlooks the little lake, with Crimson Sunbirds coming to feed on the flowers.
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| View from the restaurant |
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| Crimson Sunbird - male |
As Jason was still out running errands in Sandakan, Robert; the in-house cook and bird guide agreed to take us around to RDC for an afternoon stroll first. Our target was of course the Bornean Bristlehead, which apparently been seen quite frequently lately. The fabulous canopy walkway here is famous for being one of the best places in the world to see Bornean Bristlehead, and in fact all canopy dwelling species. The walkway is now completed, and you can now walk all the way from Bristlehead Tower to Hornbill Tower uninterrupted!
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| New section of the canopy walkway |
Our very first bird here were a few Green Ioras, followed closely by a pair of confiding Brown-throated Sunbirds, both very common species here at Sepilok.
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| Green Iora |
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| Brown-throated Sunbird - female |
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| Brown-throated Sunbird - male |
Black-and-Yellow Broadbills were added shortly after, a species best observed here on the canopy walkway. We got to Hornbill Tower and I noticed a small brown flycatcher, which turns out to be a Brown-streaked Flycatcher! Some treat the Bornean subspecies as Umber Flycatcher, with darker underparts and a longer tail. We also found a juvenile together with this adult, which indicates they were breeding here.
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| Black-and-Yellow Broadbill |
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| Brown-streaked Flycatcher - adult |
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| Brown-streaked Flycatcher - juvenile |
On top of the Hornbill Tower we observed several birds coming to a water filled tree hole to bathe, including a Black-and-Yellow Broadbill and a few Plain Sunbirds. A Bartlett’s Flying Dragon climbed around as bird activity slowed.
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| Black-and-Yellow Broadbill |
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| Plain Sunbird |
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| Bartlett's Flying Dragon |
Jason managed to join us at RDC, and met up on the Hornbill Tower. We noticed some commotion in the trees below, they were obviously primates, I first thought they maybe Silver Langurs, but on closer inspection I realized they were in fact North Bornean Grey Gibbons! While I have heard them here at Sepilok, I've never actually seen them here, so it was quite the surprise! They didn't really give us any good views before disappearing into the forest, but it was an observation we were all very happy about.
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| North Bornean Grey Gibbon |
With not much bird activity up above, and no Bristlehead calling, we moved down to the trails to try our luck, where a Grey-cheeked Bulbul made an appearance briefly. We decided to head towards Pitta Trail to look for the Black-crowned Pitta, which Captain much need. With a little patience, a fine looking individual came out in full glory! Though I have seen this species many times before, its colours never cease to amaze me.
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| Grey-cheeked Bulbul |
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| Black-crowned Pitta - can't get enough of this species! |
Our final bird added was a Thick-billed Flowerpecker near the entrance of RDC, which is actually quite a good bird, as it is considered quite uncommon in Borneo in general, and definitely a first for me here.
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| Thick-billed Flowerpcker |
That evening, we took a short stroll around the resort ground, mainly for frogs. There were a few Harlequin Flying Frogs as well as Borneo White-lipped Frogs, Asian Common Toads were also seen. Our walk was cut short by a torrential downpour.
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| Harlequin Flying Frog |
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| White-lipped Frog |
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| Asian Common Toad |
Day 9 - Sepilok
As they say the Bornean Bristlehead is best looked for in the early hours of the day, we decided to head into RDC early. You now have to buy the ticket the day before if you wish to enter RDC before official opening hours, and show your ticket to the security at the entrance for them to grant you access. Those found without a ticket may be black listed, so be warned! We headed straight back up to the canopy walkway, listening out for any calls of the Bristlehead. One of our first bird was a Rufous-winged Philentoma.
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| Rufous-winged Philentoma |
RDC is one of the best place in Sabah to photograph many species of woodpeckers, we started off the day well with a nice looking Maroon Woodpecker, a pair of White-bellied Woodpeckers also made their round around the walkway, giving excellent views.
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| Maroon Woodpecker |
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| White-bellied Woodpecker - male |
Some smaller birds turns out to be Red-throated Sunbirds, soon followed by a Cream-eyed Bulbul, an uncommon species only described in 2019, of which I have seen here on three occasions in the past. A Thick-billed Spiderhunter and several Ruby-cheeked Sunbirds also made an appearance. We kept our ears open for the unique whistling of Bornean Bristlehead, at around 8am we finally heard them calling, but from quite far away. We waited and waited but they never came any closer, after about 20 minutes they all went silent again.
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| Red-throated Sunbird - male |
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| Cream-eyed Bulbul |
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| Thick-billed Spiderhunter |
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| Ruby-cheeked Sunbird - male |
A mixed flock came through, including a pair of Raffle's Malkoha, which gave the best view I've had of this species to date. A Lesser Cuckooshrike as well as several Lesser Green Leafbirds were seen amongst the other species.
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| Raffle's Malkoha - female |
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| Lesser Cuckooshrike - female |
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| Lesser Green Leafbird - male |
Two more woodpecker species were added, including a very tame Crimson-winged Woodpeckers, which showed exceptionally well for over half an hour! Plus a Banded Woodpecker which also came through briefly.
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| Crimson-winged Woodpecker - female |
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| Banded Woodpecker |
Up above, two Rufous-bellied Eagles came by, an adult with a juvenile. I seem to see this species every-time I visit Sepilok.
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| Rufous-bellied Eagle |
Having no success with the Bristleheads, we moved down to the Kingfisher trail, hoping to have more luck with other birds. Here we added Streaked Bulbuls, and two Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher; a juvenile and an adult.
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| Streaked Bulbul |
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| Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher - juvenile |
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| Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher |
Other than birds, a large Water Monitor gave Captain quite the scare as it ran out from the undergrowth! The only other notable wildlife we added as the temperature rose was a Cream-coloured Giant Squirrel.
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| Water Monitor |
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| Cream-coloured Giant Squirrel |
After lunch, Jason found me a Keel-bellied Whip Snake, which is also known as the Red Whip Snake. This little guy was found right next to the restaurant, I managed to get it down from the tree and had a brief photo session with it before letting it go back onto the same tree we found it. An absolutely beautiful species that is also very docile and great fun to photograph.
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| Keel-bellied Whip Snake |
Everyone got a bit of rest around midday before we headed back out to RDC at 3pm. Hoiling and I saw a flock of Brown Barbets as we walked to the restaurant to meet the others. We once again tried our luck at the canopy walkway, but the Bristleheads never called again. We were rewarded with extremely close views of a Banded Woodpecker together with a Chestnut-breasted Malkoha.
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| Brown Barbet |
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| Banded Woodpecker |
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| Chestnut-breasted Malkoha |
Things were quite slow, with not a lot of birds around, Black-and-Yellow Broadbills kept us entertained, they were literally within an arm's length next to the walkway.
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| Black-and-Yellow Broadbill |
A juvenile Wallace's Hawk Eagle was seen at its nest, it was feeding on some kind of small mammal, which I believe maybe a squirrel of some sort.
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| Wallace's Hawk Eagle - juvenile |
We decided to join to night walk arranged by the RDC rangers, you can pre-book at the ticket office, and it is advised that you do that a day before, as these tours can be of high demand, which costs 30RM per person. If you are willing to pay a little extra, you can opt for the private tour, which will increase your chances to get a better photograph of some of these animals. Our guide was Gwel, who was excellent. We first met on the canopy walkway and looked at the famous Red Giant Flying Squirrel, one even had a GPS tracker around its neck!
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| Red Giant Flying Squirrel |
A Bornean Keeled Green Viper was our first animal of the night, a pleasure to see this beautiful species always. Gwel led us into the Pitta Trail, where we saw two sleeping Black-crowned Pittas!
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| Bornean Keeled Green Viper |
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| Black-crowned Pitta |
Further on, we added a Borneo Forest Dragon, a Rough Mabuya, and a Sabah Lowland Bent-toed Gecko, which ran down the tree trunk before I could get a decent photo. A tiny frog in form of a Microhyla was seen, which maybe Microhyla nepenthicola.
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| Borneo Forest Dragon |
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| Rough Mabuya |
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| Sabah Lowland Bent-toed Gecko |
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| Microhyla nepenthicola |
The best find of the night walk was no doubt a Western Tarsier! This was my second encounter with these tiny primates, and what great views we had! Flash photography is prohibited during the night walk, and for good reasons, luckily we now live in an incredible era where cameras can take perfectly sharp images even in very dark conditions. I cranked my camera up to ISO 12800 for these shots, even when the shutter is at 1/80, the IBIS and the lens IS did their job well enough to keep the image steady, which resulted with a few images I was happy with. The Tarsier soon jumped off and we left it to continue searching for food uninterrupted.
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| Western Tarsier - Top mammal of the trip! |
During dinner at the resort, Jason gave me one last surprise, as his worker found a wild turtle at the back of their resort! It took us a while to figure out what species it was, in the end we decided Spiny Terrapin was probably the most logical species that fits both the carapace and other features. Like many Asian turtles, this species is listed as Endangered, due to the pet trade, food trade as well as habitat loss throughout much of its range. So, it was definitely a privilege to see a wild one up close.
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| Spiny Terrapin |
Day 10 - Sepilok > Hong Kong
For our very last morning, we only had a little over an hour to spare. We decided not to head into RDC and stayed within the resort grounds for some birding, heavy rain during the early hours delayed that even further and we weren't out walking until well past 7am. We decided to head to the Black-throated Wren-Babbler hide at the back of the resort to try our luck, this species is known to be a tough bird to see, while I have seen one in Danum Valley years ago, I never got a chance to photograph it. That being said, we knew the chances of us seeing this bird in such short period of time is highly unlikely.
Unfortunately, I was right, despite having heard the target nearby, it never came to the feeding station. The only bird we added there were a pair of Black-capped Babblers and a few Yellow-bellied Bulbul, the latter a new addition to our trip list. We waited a for 45 minutes and decided it was just not our time to see the Wren-Babbler.
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| Black-capped Babbler |
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| Yellow-bellied Bulbul |
Jason was kind enough to drive us all to the airport, and we bid our farewell. Hopefully, it won't be too long before I will return here once again.
In just 10 days we recorded 224 species, a decent number given the short time. Despite not having satisfactory views of a few targets such as Bornean Bristlehead, Whitehead's Spiderhunter and Black-throated Wren-Babbler, we were able to at least hear their distinctive calls clearly. The only real target that we truly dipped completely was the Bulwer's Pheasant, while unfortunate, was kind of out of our control! In hindsight it might have been better to just give it up on the first day and focus on adding a few more species at Mt Trusmadi on the second day, but then again, that's how birding is sometimes!
While we did not get a lot of time at each site, we were able to get some good quality birds, and views of many major targets were very good or excellent, including insanely good views of Fruit-hunters and Bornean Ground Cuckoos! All these incredible species that surely made this trip one to remember.
I would like to give a huge thanks to Liew, who is an incredible tour leader and bird guide, and have so much knowledge of the birds in Malaysia, without whom I am sure we will miss a lot of key species! I would also like to express my thanks to Jason who is always so friendly to us whenever we visited, and go out of his way to make our stay more enjoyable. Robert who is always happy to guide us at RDC and able to find a few good birds for us. You can count on me to be visiting Borneo again in the near future.
| Species Name | Scientific Name | Location | Remarks |
| 1 | Crested Partridge | Rollulus rouloul | Mt Trusmadi | A few males at bird hide |
| 2 | Red-breasted Partridge | Arborophila hyperythra | Gunung Alab | Up to 6 birds at Gunung Alab substation |
| 3 | Bornean Crested Fireback | Lophura ignita | Sukau | One male flying across in Sukau |
| 4 | Great Argus | Argusianus argus | Mt Trusmadi | One male seen in bird hide |
| 5 | Sabah Partridge | Tropicoperdix graydoni | Sukau | |
| 6 | Crimson-headed Partridge | Haematortyx sanguiniceps | Gunung Alab | One male at bird hide |
| 7 | Rock Dove | Columba livia | | |
| 8 | Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis | | |
| 9 | Little Cuckoo-Dove | Macropygia ruficeps | Mt Kinabalu | |
| 10 | Asian Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica | | |
| 11 | Zebra Dove | Geopelia striata | | |
| 12 | Little Green-Pigeon | Treron olax | Sukau, Sepilok | |
| 13 | Pink-necked Green-Pigeon | Treron vernans | | |
| 14 | Thick-billed Green-Pigeon | Treron curvirostra | Klias | |
| 15 | Green Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula aenea | Klias, Tanjung Aru, Sukau | |
| 16 | Mountain Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula badia | Mt Kinabalu | |
| 17 | Bornean Ground-Cuckoo | Carpococcyx radiceus | Sukau | Two seen well at Sukau |
| 18 | Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis | | |
| 19 | Raffles's Malkoha | Rhinortha chlorophaea | | |
| 20 | Chestnut-breasted Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus curvirostris | Sepilok | |
| 21 | Chestnut-bellied Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus sumatranus | Klias | Up to 3 seen briefly |
| 22 | Violet Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus | Sukau, Sepilok | |
| 23 | Plaintive Cuckoo | Cacomantis merulinus | | |
| 24 | Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx fugax | Mt Trusmadi | One at bird hide |
| 25 | Large Frogmouth | Batrachostomus auritus | Sukau | At least 2 birds behind lodge |
| 26 | Blyth's Frogmouth | Batrachostomus affinis | Mt Trusmadi | Heard |
| 27 | Bornean Swiftlet | Collocalia dodgei | Gunung Alab | At restaurant near Gunung Alab |
| 28 | Plume-toed Swiftlet | Collocalia affinis | | |
| 29 | White-nest Swiftlet | Aerodramus fuciphagus | | |
| 30 | House Swift | Apus nipalensis | | |
| 31 | Grey-rumped Treeswift | Hemiprocne longipennis | Klias | |
| 32 | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | | |
| 33 | Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | | |
| 34 | Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | | |
| 35 | Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | | |
| 36 | Storm's Stork | Ciconia stormi | Sukau | A few seen in Sukau |
| 37 | Lesser Adjutant | Leptoptilos javanicus | Sukau | 2 birds seen in Sukau |
| 38 | Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster | Sukau | |
| 39 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | Sukau | |
| 40 | Great White Egret | Ardea alba | | |
| 41 | Intermediate Egret | Ardea intermedia | | |
| 42 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | | |
| 43 | Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | | |
| 44 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata | Sukau | |
| 45 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | Sukau | |
| 46 | Nankeen Night-Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | Kota Kinabalu suburb | |
| 47 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | | |
| 48 | Crested Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis cheela | | |
| 49 | Bat Hawk | Macheiramphus alcinus | Sukau | |
| 50 | Wallace's Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus nanus | Sukau, Sepilok | |
| 51 | Blyth's Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus alboniger | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 52 | Changeable Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus cirrhatus | Mt Trusmadi, Sukau | |
| 53 | Rufous-bellied Eagle | Lophotriorchis kienerii | Sepilok | |
| 54 | Crested Goshawk | Accipiter trivirgatus | Sukau | |
| 55 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | Sukau | |
| 56 | White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | Sukau | |
| 57 | Lesser Fish-Eagle | Haliaeetus humilis | Sukau | |
| 58 | Grey-headed Fish-Eagle | Haliaeetus ichthyaetus | Sukau | |
| 59 | Oriental Bay-Owl | Phodilus badius | Sukau | One seen and another heard behind lodge |
| 60 | Reddish Scops Owl | Otus rufescens | Sukau | Up to 2 heard |
| 61 | Sunda Scops Owl | Otus lempiji | Sepilok | |
| 62 | Barred Eagle Owl | Ketupa sumatranus | Mt Trusmadi | 2 birds feeding near moth traps |
| 63 | Red-naped Trogon | Harpactes kasumba | Klias | |
| 64 | Diard's Trogon | Harpactes diardii | Sepilok | |
| 65 | Whitehead's Trogon | Harpactes whiteheadi | Mt Kinabalu | 2 birds near Silau Silau trail |
| 66 | White-crowned Hornbill | Berenicornis comatus | Sukau | Total 5 birds seen at Sukau |
| 67 | Helmeted Hornbill | Buceros vigil | Mt Trusmadi, Sukau | One heard at Trusmadi, 2 seen and another heard at Sukau |
| 68 | Rhinoceros Hornbill | Buceros rhinoceros | Sukau, Sepilok | 2 birds seen in Sukau |
| 69 | Bushy-crested Hornbill | Anorrhinus galeritus | Sukau | |
| 70 | Black Hornbill | Anthracoceros malayanus | Sukau | |
| 71 | Oriental Pied-Hornbill | Anthracoceros albirostris | Sukau | |
| 72 | Wreathed Hornbill | Rhyticeros undulatus | Mt Trusmadi | 4 birds in total at Trusmadi |
| 73 | Wrinkled Hornbill | Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus | Sukau | One flying past at Sukau |
| 74 | Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | Sukau | |
| 75 | Blue-eared Kingfisher | Alcedo meninting | Klias, Sukau, Sepilok | |
| 76 | Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher | Ceyx rufidorsa | | |
| 77 | Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis | Sukau | |
| 78 | Collared Kingfisher | Todiramphus chloris | | |
| 79 | Red-bearded Bee-eater | Nyctyornis amictus | Mt Trusmadi, Sepilok | |
| 80 | Blue-throated Bee-eater | Merops viridis | | |
| 81 | Rainbow Bee-eater | Merops ornatus | Sukau | One at Sukau |
| 82 | Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis | | |
| 83 | Brown Barbet | Caloramphus fuliginosus | | |
| 84 | Blue-eared Barbet | Psilopogon duvaucelii | | |
| 85 | Bornean Barbet | Psilopogon eximius | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 86 | Red-crowned Barbet | Psilopogon rafflesii | Klias | |
| 87 | Golden-naped Barbet | Psilopogon pulcherrimus | Gunung Alab, Mt Kinabalu | |
| 88 | Mountain Barbet | Psilopogon monticola | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 89 | Gold-whiskered Barbet | Psilopogon chrysopogon | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 90 | Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker | Yungipicus moluccensis | Tanjung Aru, Sepilok | |
| 91 | Maroon Woodpecker | Blythipicus rubiginosus | Mt Trusmadi, Sepilok | |
| 92 | Buff-necked Woodpecker | Meiglyptes tukki | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 93 | Buff-rumped Woodpecker | Meiglyptes tristis | Klias | |
| 94 | Crimson-winged Woodpecker | Picus puniceus | Sepilok | |
| 95 | Banded Woodpecker | Chrysophlegma miniaceum | Sepilok | |
| 96 | Great Slaty Woodpecker | Mulleripicus pulverulentus | Sukau | 2 birds in Sukau |
| 97 | White-bellied Woodpecker | Dryocopus javensis | Sepilok | 2 birds at Sepilok |
| 98 | White-fronted Falconet | Microhierax latifrons | Enroute to Tambunan | Up to 3 near nesting site |
| 99 | Long-tailed Parakeet | Psittacula longicauda | | |
| 100 | Blue-naped Parrot | Tanygnathus lucionensis | Tanjung Aru | |
| 101 | Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot | Loriculus galgulus | | |
| 102 | Whitehead's Broadbill | Calyptomena whiteheadi | Mt Kinabalu | 2 birds near Silau Silau trail |
| 103 | Dusky Broadbill | Corydon sumatranus | Mt Trusmadi | Heard in bird hide |
| 104 | Black-and-red Broadbill | Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos | Sukau | |
| 105 | Banded Broadbill | Eurylaimus javanicus | Mt Trusmadi, Sepilok | Heard |
| 106 | Black-and-yellow Broadbill | Eurylaimus ochromalus | Klias, Sukau, Sepilok | |
| 107 | Black-crowned Pitta | Erythropitta ussheri | Sepilok | One seen during the day, 2 more during night walk |
| 108 | Bornean Banded-Pitta | Hydrornis schwaneri | Mt Trusmadi | One male at bird hide, at least 2 more heard |
| 109 | Hooded Pitta | Pitta sordida | Sukau, Sepilok | |
| 110 | Golden-bellied Gerygone | Gerygone sulphurea | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 111 | Grey-chinned Minivet | Pericrocotus solaris | Mt Kinabalu | |
| 112 | Sunda Cuckooshrike | Coracina larvata | Mt Kinabalu | |
| 113 | Lesser Cuckooshrike | Lalage fimbriata | Klias, Sepilok | |
| 114 | White-browed Shrike-Babbler | Pteruthius aeralatus | Mt Kinabalu | |
| 115 | Bornean Whistler | Pachycephala hypoxantha | Mt Kinabalu | |
| 116 | Black-and-crimson Oriole | Oriolus cruentus | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 117 | White-breasted Woodswallow | Artamus leucorynchus | | |
| 118 | Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike | Hemipus picatus | Mt Kinabalu | |
| 119 | Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike | Hemipus hirundinaceus | | |
| 120 | Rufous-winged Philentoma | Philentoma pyrhoptera | Sepilok | |
| 121 | Bornean Bristlehead | Pityriasis gymnocephala | Sepilok | Heard at Sepilok |
| 122 | Green Iora | Aegithina viridissima | | |
| 123 | Malaysian Pied-Fantail | Rhipidura javanica | | |
| 124 | White-throated Fantail | Rhipidura albicollis | Mt Kinabalu | |
| 125 | Ashy Drongo | Dicrurus leucophaeus | Mt Trusmadi, Mt Kinabalu | |
| 126 | Greater Racket-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus paradiseus | | |
| 127 | Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea | | |
| 128 | Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone affinis | Mt Trusmadi | Heard in bird hide |
| 129 | Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach | | |
| 130 | Bornean Black Magpie | Platysmurus leucopterus | Sukau | |
| 131 | Bornean Green-Magpie | Cissa jefferyi | | One seen flying across enroute |
| 132 | Bornean Treepie | Dendrocitta cinerascens | Mt Kinabalu | |
| 133 | Slender-billed Crow | Corvus enca | Sukau | |
| 134 | Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher | Culicicapa ceylonensis | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 135 | Dark-necked Tailorbird | Orthotomus atrogularis | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 136 | Ashy Tailorbird | Orthotomus ruficeps | | |
| 137 | Rufous-tailed Tailorbird | Orthotomus sericeus | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 138 | Yellow-bellied Prinia | Prinia flaviventris | | |
| 139 | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | | |
| 140 | Pacific Swallow | Hirundo tahitica | | |
| 141 | Scaly-breasted Bulbul | Rubigula squamata | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 142 | Bornean Bulbul | Rubigula montis | Mt Trusmadi | A few at Trusmadi |
| 143 | Pale-faced Bulbul | Pycnonotus leucops | Mt Kinabalu | A few near Timpohon Gate |
| 144 | Yellow-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus goiavier | | |
| 145 | Olive-winged Bulbul | Pycnonotus plumosus | | |
| 146 | Cream-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus simplex | | |
| 147 | Red-eyed Bulbul | Pycnonotus brunneus | | |
| 148 | Hairy-backed Bulbul | Tricholestes criniger | Sukau | |
| 149 | Hook-billed Bulbul | Setornis criniger | Klias | Up to 3 birds at Klias |
| 150 | Yellow-bellied Bulbul | Alophoixus phaeocephalus | Sepilok | |
| 151 | Grey-cheeked Bulbul | Alophoixus tephrogenys | Sepilok | |
| 152 | Penan Bulbul | Alophoixus ruficrissus | Mt Kinabalu | |
| 153 | Cinereous Bulbul | Hemixos cinereus | Mt Trusmadi | A few at Trusmadi |
| 154 | Streaked Bulbul | Ixos malaccensis | | |
| 155 | Yellow-breasted Warbler | Phylloscopus montis | Mt Kinabalu | |
| 156 | Mountain Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus trivirgatus | Mt Kinabalu | |
| 157 | Bornean Stubtail | Urosphena whiteheadi | Mt Kinabalu | Heard |
| 158 | Yellow-bellied Warbler | Abroscopus superciliaris | Poring Hot Spring | |
| 159 | Mountain Tailorbird | Phyllergates cucullatus | | |
| 160 | Aberrant Bush Warbler | Horornis flavolivaceus | Gunung Alab, Mt Kinabalu | |
| 161 | Chestnut-crested Yuhina | Staphida everetti | | |
| 162 | Pygmy White-eye | Heleia squamifrons | Mt Trusmadi, Mt Kinabalu | Fairly common at Trusmadi and also heard at Zen Garden |
| 163 | Black-capped White-eye | Zosterops atricapilla | Mt Kinabalu | |
| 164 | Mountain Black-eye | Zosterops emiliae | Mt Kinabalu | A few near Timpohon Gate |
| 165 | Bold-striped Tit-Babbler | Mixornis bornensis | | |
| 166 | Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler | Macronus ptilosus | Klias | |
| 167 | Grey-hooded Babbler | Cyanoderma bicolor | | |
| 168 | Sunda Scimitar-Babbler | Pomatorhinus bornensis | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 169 | Grey-throated Babbler | Stachyris nigriceps | Mt Kinabalu | |
| 170 | Grey-headed Babbler | Stachyris poliocephala | Mt Trusmadi | A few at bird hide |
| 171 | Black-throated Wren-Babbler | Turdinus atrigularis | Sepilok | |
| 172 | Sooty-capped Babbler | Malacopteron affine | Sukau | Heard |
| 173 | Black-capped Babbler | Pellorneum capistratum | Klias, Sepilok | |
| 174 | Short-tailed Babbler | Pellorneum malaccense | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 175 | Temminck's Babbler | Pellorneum pyrrogenys | Mt Trusmadi, Mt Kinabalu | |
| 176 | White-chested Babbler | Pellorneum rostratum | Sukau | |
| 177 | Mountain Wren-Babbler | Gypsophila crassa | Mt Kinabalu | One seen briefly along Power Station Road, others heard |
| 178 | Sunda Laughingthrush | Garrulax palliatus | Gunung Alab, Mt Kinabalu | |
| 179 | Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus treacheri | Gunung Alab, Mt Trusmadi, Mt Kinabalu | |
| 180 | Asian Glossy Starling | Aplonis panayensis | | |
| 181 | Common Hill Myna | Gracula religiosa | | |
| 182 | Javan Myna | Acridotheres javanicus | | |
| 183 | Fruit-hunter | Chlamydochaera jefferyi | Mt Kinabalu | Up to 13 birds near Timpohon Gate! |
| 184 | Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 185 | Brown-streaked Flycatcher | Muscicapa williamsoni | Sepilok | An adult with juvenile at Sepilok |
| 186 | White-crowned Shama | Copsychus stricklandii | | |
| 187 | Oriental Magpie-Robin | Copsychus saularis | | |
| 188 | Dayak Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis montanus | Mt Trusmadi | One male at bird hide |
| 189 | Malaysian Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis turcosus | Sukau | |
| 190 | Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher | Cyornis olivaceus | Poring Hot Spring | Up to 2 in Bamboo Garden |
| 191 | Indigo Flycatcher | Eumyias indigo | Mt Kinabalu | |
| 192 | Bornean Shortwing | Brachypteryx erythrogyna | Mt Kinabalu | One male seen, others heard |
| 193 | Bornean Whistling-Thrush | Myophonus borneensis | Mt Kinabalu | One along Power Station Road |
| 194 | White-crowned Forktail | Enicurus leschenaulti | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 195 | Bornean Forktail | Enicurus borneensis | Mt Kinabalu | 2 seen along stream |
| 196 | Snowy-browed Flycatcher | Ficedula hyperythra | Gunung Alab | 2 at bird hide |
| 197 | Little Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula westermanni | Mt Kinabalu | |
| 198 | Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker | Prionochilus xanthopygius | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 199 | Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker | Prionochilus thoracicus | Klias | One seen briefly, others heard |
| 200 | Thick-billed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum agile | Sepilok | One near entrance of RDC |
| 201 | Orange-bellied Flowerpecker | Dicaeum trigonostigma | | |
| 202 | Black-sided Flowerpecker | Dicaeum monticolum | Mt Kinabalu | |
| 203 | Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum cruentatum | | |
| 204 | Ruby-cheeked Sunbird | Chalcoparia singalensis | Sepilok | |
| 205 | Plain Sunbird | Anthreptes simplex | Sepilok | |
| 206 | Brown-throated Sunbird | Anthreptes malacensis | | |
| 207 | Red-throated Sunbird | Anthreptes rhodolaemus | Sepilok | |
| 208 | Temminck's Sunbird | Aethopyga temminckii | Mt Trusmadi, Mt Kinabalu | |
| 209 | Crimson Sunbird | Aethopyga siparaja | | |
| 210 | Thick-billed Spiderhunter | Arachnothera crassirostris | Sepilok | |
| 211 | Long-billed Spiderhunter | Arachnothera robusta | Mt Kinabalu | One unusual record at Kinabalu Park HQ |
| 212 | Little Spiderhunter | Arachnothera longirostra | | |
| 213 | Whitehead's Spiderhunter | Arachnothera juliae | Mt Kinabalu | Heard near Kinabalu Hall |
| 214 | Yellow-eared Spiderhunter | Arachnothera chrysogenys | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 215 | Spectacled Spiderhunter | Arachnothera flavigaster | Klias | |
| 216 | Bornean Spiderhunter | Arachnothera everetti | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 217 | Greater Green Leafbird | Chloropsis sonnerati | Mt Trusmadi | |
| 218 | Lesser Green Leafbird | Chloropsis cyanopogon | Sepilok | |
| 219 | Bornean Leafbird | Chloropsis kinabaluensis | Mt Trusmadi | One female at Jungle Girl Camp |
| 220 | Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata | | |
| 221 | Dusky Munia | Lonchura fuscans | | |
| 222 | Chestnut Munia | Lonchura atricapilla | | |
| 223 | Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | | |
| 224 | Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | | |
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Accommodation:
Kota Kinabalu - Hotel Shangri-La Kota Kinabalu
Mt Trusmadi - Trus Madi Entomology Camp
Mt Kinabalu - Zen Garden Resort, Kundasang
Sukau - Borneo Nature Lodge
Sepilok - Sepilok Jungle Resort
