From magnificent eagle to elegant trogons, Sabah is home to many astonishing birds. Borneo is home to beautiful endemic birds such as Blue-banded pitta, Bornean banded kingfisher, Scarlet-rumped trogon and many more! Discover them in their natural habitats as you explore the rainforests of Borneo.
Start easy with a lively variety of shorebirds & garden birds. One can easily spot 20-30 species in just 2-3 hours. Common birds like egrets, herons, bitterns, eagles, sunbirds, dove & pigeons just to name a few
More than half of Borneo's 59 endemic species are found here, making this destination an absolute must! Be on the search for the Whitehead's Trio- Whitebird' trogon, Whitehead's broadbill & Whitehead's spiderhunter. Some favourites include the Fruithunter & ever-elusive Everett's Trush
Sitting east of the Kinabalu Park area at only 500m above sea level, be on the lookout for Gold-whiskered barbets (Gold-face barbet), Scaly-breasted bulbuls, Crested jays & Waterfall swifts. These are just some of the species greats to compare with their lowland counterparts
A wide variety of lowland bird species can be found here. Come fruiting season, there'll be plenty of bulbuls & barbets. Bristleheads will still be the main target. Keep your eyes open for pittas, hornbills, trogons, broadbills, woodpeckers, kingfishers, sunbirds & spiderhunters.
The Bornean ground-cuckoo is THE iconic bird found here as well as the globally endangered Storm's stork. Bristleheads will also make its presence known here. Also be on the lookout for pittas, hornbills, trogons, kingfishers, flycatchers, bulbuls, babblers & owls
Witness the bat exodus as they leave the Gomantong Caves. Raptors like Bathawk, Wallace's hawk-eagle, Crested-serpent eagle & Brahminy kites are commonly sighted here
Pittas seem to be easily seen here, more frequently than any other place. Density of birds are high. One can easily see about 60 species in a day's sighting. This is the best place to try your luck at spotting the critically endangered Helmeted hornbill
Large variety of Bristleheads can be found here. Be on the lookout for the Great argus, pittas & frogmouths here. Special appearance by the Jambu Fruit-Dove makes it presence known during the fruiting season. Wren-babblers, bulbuls and babblers are aplenty
Get to know the different type of birds in Borneo
