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Malaysia Birds of Borneo

16 days birdwatching at the most beautiful parks and protected areas of Sabah

Day 1 - Kota Kinabalu – Kinabalu Park Drive 88 km to Kinabalu Park, Malaysia's first World Heritage Site. Bird watching in Kinabalu Park, home to over 300 species of birds. Stay overnight in Kundasang. (L/D) Kinabalu Park i s home to : White Throated Fantail, Yellow Breasted Warbler, Kinabalu Friendly Warbler, Mountain Leaf-Warblers, Grey-throated Babbler, Borneo Whistling Thrush, Chestnut-capped Laughing Thrush, Chestnut-crested Yuhina, Temminck’s Sunbird, Sunda Whistling Thrush, Black Laughing-thrush, Black-breasted Triller, Indigo Flycatcher, Golden Napped Barbet, Whitehead's Trogon, Whitehead's Spiderhunter, Mountain Blackeye, BorneanStubtail (Endemic), Crimson-head Partridge, Red-breasted Partridge, Mountain Imperial Pigeon, Ochraceous Bulbul, White-browed Shortwing, Mountain Blackbird, Ashy Drongo, Short-tailed Magpies, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Bar-winged

Cuckoo-shrike, Whitehead's Broadbill, Blue-winged Leafbird, Bornean Barbets, various other woodpeckers, warblers, trogons, bulbuls, besra and flycatchers. Day 2 – 4 Kinabalu Park – Poring Full day bird watching in Kinabalu Park.Birdwatching in Poring on one of these days. (B/L/D) Poring i s home to : Banded Broadbill, Diard's Trogon, Gold-Whiskered Barbet, Pygmy White-eye, Blue-banded Pitta, Bold-strip Tit-Babbler, White-bellied Woodpecker, Brown Barbet, Thick-Billed Spiderhunter, White-browed Shama, Dusky Munia, Siberian Blue Robin, Crested Jay, Wreathed Hornbill, Scally Breasted Bulbul, Banded Kingfisher, White Fronted Falconet, various other bulbuls, broadbills, babblers and flowerpeckers. Day 5 Poring – Sepilok Morning Bird watching before departing to Sepilok in approximately 4-hour overland journey to the east coast.Night walk in the evening.Overnight at Sepilok.(B/L/D) Day 6 Rainforest Discovery Centre Full day birdwatching in Rainforest Discovery Centre.Overnight at Sepilok. (B/L/D) Sepi lok (Rainforest Discovery Centre) i s home to : BorneanBristlehead, Diard's Trogon, Banded Kingfisher, Rufous-collared Kingfisher, Hooded Pitta, Black-and-Crimson Pitta, Scarlet Minivet, Red-bearded Bee-Eater, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, White-bellied Munia, Indian Cuckoo, White Fronted Falconet , Oriental dwarf Kingfishers, Scarlet Rumped Trogon, Red-Naped Trogon, Asian Fairy Bluebird, Great Slaty-woodpecker, White bellied-woodpecker, Velvet Fronted-Nuthatch, various bee-eaters, bulbuls, flowerpeckers, sunbird, drongos, hornbills, among others. Day 7 Sepilok – Sukau Birdwatching in the morning. At noon, depart to Sukau by boat on Sabah's longest river, the Kinabatangan. Lower Kinabatangan is home to 210 species of birds. Check into the award winning Sukau Rainforest Lodge. Join an afternoon cruise for bird watching. (B/L/D) Sukau i s home to : Bornean Ground-Cuckoo, White Bellied Fish Eagle, Lesser Fish Eagle, Crested Serpent Eagle, Wallaces Hawk Eagle, White Chested Babbler, Brown Barbet, Blue Eared Kingfishers, Stork Billed Kingfisher, Black-eared Kingfisher, Rufous-collared Kingfisher, Ruddy Kingfisher, Pied Fantail, Asian Paradise Flycatchers, Oriental Darter, Jerdon'sBaza, Buffy Fish Owl, Brahminy Kite, White-fronted Falconet, Great Egret, BorneanBristlehead, Black-and-Yellow Broadbills, Bat Hawk, Oriental Bay Owl, Brown Wood Owl, Great Billed Heron , Blue Headed Pitta, Blue Winged Pitta, Hooded Pitta, Black Headed Pittas, Crested Fireback, Storm’s Stork, Lesser Adjutant, Scarlet Rumped Trogon, Red-Naped Trogon, Rhinoceros Hornbill, Helmeted Hornbill, Wrinkled Hornbill, Wreathed Hornbill, White Crowned Hornbill, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Bushy Crested Hornbill, Black Hornbill, Asian Fairy Bluebird, Great Slaty-woodpecker, White Bellied-woodpecker, and many others. Day 8 – 9 Sukau Morning and afternoon cruise for bird watching. Visit Gomantong Caves on one of these evenings to watch the exodus of bats and bathawks. (B/L/D)

Day 10 Sukau - Tabin Proceed to LahadDatu and then onwards to Tabin Wildlife Reserve, another haven for bird watching enthusiasts which boasts approximately 220 species of birds. (B/L/D ) Tabin i s home to : Blue Eared Kingfisher, Stork billed Kingfisher, Pied Fantail, Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Storm’s Stork, BorneanBristlehead, Blue-headed Pitta, Blue-banded Pitta, Dusky Munia, Black-throated Wren-babbler, Bornean Wren-babbler, Bulwer's Pheasant, Thick-billed Spiderhunter, Long-billed Spiderhunter, Grey-breasted Spiderhunter, Orange-bellied Flowerpecker, Yellow-rumpedFlowerpecker, Grey-streaked Flycatcher, Purple-throated Sunbird, Plain Sunbird, Black-naped Monarch, Olive-backed Woodpecker, Red-naped Trogon, Scarlet-rumped Trogon, Changeable Hawk Eagle, Crested Goshawk, Ashy Tailorbird, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Stork-billed Kingfisher, Black-backed Kingfisher, Rhinoceros Hornbill, Helmeted Hornbill, Wrinkled Hornbill, Wreathed Hornbill, White Crowned Hornbill, White-Fronted Falconet, Crested Fireback, raptors and various others. Day 11 Tabin Full day bird watching in Tabin. (B/L/D) Day 12 Tabin – Borneo Rainforest Lodge Transfer to LahadDatu and Danum Valley. Check into Borneo Rainforest Lodge before continuing bird watching. More than 300 species of birds have been recorded in Danum Valley. (B/L/D) Danum Val ley i s home to : Hornbills, Bornean babbler, Black-throated Babblers, bulbuls, Giant Pitta, Blue-headed Pitta, Black-and-crimsom Pitta, Banded Pitta, BorneanBristlehead, Great Argus Pheasant, Crested Fireback Pheasant, Chestnut-necklaced Partridge, Red-bearded Bee-eater, Red-napped Trogon, Diard's Trogon, Scarlet-rumped Trogon, Blue-rumped Parrot, Blue-crowned Hanging Parrots, Fiery Minivet, Large-billed Flycatchers, Malaysian Blue Flycatcher, Buffy Fish Owl, Brown Wood-owl, White Fronted Falconet, Crested Wood Partridge, Bornean Ground-cuckoo, and many others. Day 13 – 14 Borneo Rainforest Lodge Full day bird watching. (B/L/D) Day 15 Borneo Rainforest Lodge – Kota Kinabalu Bird watching in the morning. Depart from Lahad Datu to airport for flight to Kota Kinabalu. Overnight in hotel. (B/L) Day 16 Departure Departure transfer to airport.(B)

Clothes & Equipment

Light tropical clothes as well as pullover or jacket for the evenings.

Impregnated long-sleeved clothing for the evenings against mosquitos

Torch and/or head lamp

Sturdy shoes + flip-flops

Binocular and camera equipment

Small bag pack for day trips

Own personal first-aid kit

Sun block lotion Personal toiletries Swim wear Drinking water bottle Insect repellent (leech sock) , binoculars Hat & raincoat.

Security, health & hygiene

For this tour our general health and security information apply. Country specific information can be found here: http://www.fit-for-travel.de/en/destinations/malaysia.thtml

We recommend vaccinations against: Hepatitis A + B, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Polio, Pertussis, Typhus

Accommodation & food

The hotels and lodges mentioned in the program are pre-booked. Should however for whatever reason it not be possible to stay there we will book accommodations with similar or better standard.

Visa

You need a tourist visa and a signed passport valid for 6 month at the time of travel. Please clarify if application for a visa in your country of residence in advance is necessary.

Participants: 6- 8 Dates: 14. May- 30. May 2015

Price: 4550,- per person. Single supplement 820,- € Includes: International flights (Frankfurt / Kota Kinabalu / Frankfurt), Tours and transfers, Domestic airfare (Kota Kinabalu / Sandakan / Kota Kinabalu), accommodation and meals as specified, private river cruise in Sukau, entrance fees and English speaking guide. Excludes: tips, camera fee and items not mentioned. B = Breakfast L = Lunch/Lunchbox D = Dinner

List of bird species

Below you find some of the ornithological highlights of the „Birds of Borneo“ tour.

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Kota Kinabalu

White Throated Fantail Weißkehl-Fächerschwanz Rhipidura albicollis

Yellow Breasted Warbler Gelbbauch-Laubsänger Seicercus montis

Kinabalu Friendly Warbler Borneo-Buschsänger Bradypterus accentor

Mountain Leaf-Warbler Südsee-Laubsänger Phylloscopus trivirgatus

Grey-throated Babbler Graukehl-Buschtimalie Stachyris nigriceps

Borneo Whistling Duck Java-Pfeifgans Dendrocygna javanica

Chestnut Capped Laughing Thrush Spiegelhäherling Garrulax mitratus

Chestnut-crested Yuhina Rotschopfyuhina Yuhina everetti

Temminck`s Sunbird Temmincknektarvogel Aethopyga temminckii

Sunda Whistling Thrush Java-Pfeifdrossel Myophonus glaucinus

Black Laughing Thrush Trauerhäherling Garrulax lugubris

Black-breasted Triller Fruchtpicker Chlamydochaera jefferyi

Indigo Flycatcher Indigoschnäpper Eumyias indigo

Golden Napped Barbet Prachtbartvogel Megalaima pulcherrima

Whitehead`s Trogon Graubrust-Trogon Harpactes whiteheadi

Whitehead`s Spiderhunter Bergspinnenjäger Arachnothera juliae

Mountain Blackeye Schwarzring-Brillenvogel Chlorocharis emiliae

Bornean Stubtail Borneo-Stutzschwanz Urosphena whiteheadi

Crimson-head Partridge Rotkopfwachtel Haematortyx sanguiniceps

Red-breasted Partridge Borneo-Buschwachtel Arborophila hyperythra

Mountain Imperial Pigeon Fahlbauch-Fruchttaube Ducula badia

Ochraceous Bulbul Rostbauchbülbül Criniger ochraceus

White-browed shortwing Bergkurzflügel Brachypteryx montana

Mountain Blackbird Südseedrossel Turdus poliocephalus

Ashy Drongo Graudrongo Dicrurus leucophaeus

Short-tailed Magpie Buschelster Cissa thalassina

Velvet-fronted nuthatch Samtstirnkleiber Sitta frontalis

Whitehead`s broadbill Schwarzkehl-Breitrachen Calyptomena whiteheadi

Blue-winged Leafbird Blauflügel-Blattvogel Chloropsis cochinchinensis

Bornean Barbet Schwarzkehl-Bartvogel Megalaima eximia

Poring

Banded broadbill Purpurkopf-Breitrachen Eurylaimus javanicus

Diard`s Trogon Diardtrogon Harpactes diardii

Gold-wiskered Barbet Goldwangen-Bartvogel Megalaima chrysopogon

Pygmy White-eye Zwergbrillenvogel Oculocincta squamifrons

Blue-banded Pitta Blaubauchpitta Pitta arquata

Bold-strip Tit-Babbler Fleckenmeisentimalie Macronous bornensis

White-bellied Woodpecker Weißbauchspecht Dryocopus javensis

Brown Barbet Braunbartvogel Caloramphus fuliginosus

Thick-billed Spiderhunter Dickschnabel-Spinnenjäger Arachnothera crassirostris

Dusky Munia Borneo-Bronzemännchen Lonchura fuscans

Siberian Blue Robin Blaunachtigall Luscinia cyane

Crested Jay Haubenhäher Platylophus galericulatus

Wreathed Hornbill Furchenhornvogel Rhyticeros undulatus

Scaly-breasted Bulbul Schuppenbülbül Pycnonotus squamatus

Banded Kingfisher Wellenliest Lacedo pulchella

White-fronted Falconet Weißscheitelfälkchen Microhierax latifrons

Sepilok

Bornean Bristlehead Warzenkopf Pityriasis gymnocephala


Banded Kingfisher Wellenliest Lacedo pulchella

Rufous-collared Kingfisher Malaienliest Actenoides concretus

Hooded Pitta Kappenpitta Pitta sordida

Black-and-crimson Pitta Schwarzrote Pitta Pitta ussheri

Scarlett Minivet Scharlachmennigvogel Pericrocotus speciosus

Red-bearded Bee-Eater Rotbartspint Nyctyornis amictus

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Flaggendrongo Dicrurus paradiseus

White-bellied Munia Weißbauch-Bronzemännchen Lonchura leucogastra

Indian Cuckoo Kurzflügelkuckuck Cuculus micropterus


Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Dschungelfischer Ceyx erithaca

Scarlet-rumped Trogon Rotbürzeltrogon Harpactes duvaucelii

Red-naped Trogon Rotnackentrogon Harpactes kasumba

Asian Fairy Bluebird Türkis-Feenvogel Irena puella

Great Slaty Woodpecker Puderspecht Mulleripicus pulverulentus


Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Samtstirnkleiber Sitta frontalis

Sukau

Bornean Ground-cuckoo Laufkuckuck Calobates radiatus

White-bellied Fish-Eagle Weißbauch-Seeadler Haliaeetus leucogaster

Lesser Fish Eagle Braunschwanz-Seeadler Icthyophaga humilis

Crested Serpent Eagle Schlangenweihe Spilornis cheela

Wallace Hawk Eagle Dschungeladler Spizaetus nanus

White-chested Babbler Mangrove-Maustimalie Trichastoma rostratum

Brown barbet Braunbartvogel Caloramphus fuliginosus

Blue-eared Kingfisher Meningtineisvogel Alcedo meninting

Stork-billed Kingfisher Storchschnabelliest Alcedo capensis

Rufous-collared Kingfisher Malaienliest Actenoides concretus

Ruddy kingfisher Feuerliest Halcyon coromanda

Pied Fantail Malaienfächerschwanz Rhipidura javanica

Asian Paradise Flycatcher Hainparadiesschnäpper Terpsiphone paradisi

Oriental Darter Asiatischer Schlangenhalsvogel Anhinga melanogaster

Jerdon`s Baza Hinduweih Aviceda jerdoni

Buffy Fish Owl Sunda-Fischuhu Ketupa ketupu

Brahminy Kite Brahminenweihe Haliastur indus


Great Egret Silberreiher Ardea alba


Black-and yellow Broadbill Halsband-Breitrachen Eurylaimus ochromalus

Bathawk Fledermausaar Macheiramphus alcinus

Oriental Bay Owl Maskeneule Phodilus badius

Brown Wood Owl Malaienkauz Strix newarensis

Great-billed Heron Rußreiher Ardea sumatrana

Blue-headed Pitta Rotrückenpitta Pitta baudii

Hooded Pitta Kappenpitta Pitta sordida

Crested Fireback Haubenfasan Lophura ignita

Storm`s stork Höckerstorch Ciconia stormi

Lesser Adjutant Sunda-Marabu Leptoptilos javanicus



Rhinoceros Hornbill Rhinozeros-Hornvogel Buceros rhinoceros

Helmeted Hornbill Schildschnabel-Hornvogel Rhinoplax vigil

Wrinkled Hornbill Runzelhornvogel Aceros corrugatus


White-crowned Hornbill Langschopf-Hornvogel Berenicornis comatus

Oriental Pied Hornbill Orienthornvogel Anthracoceros convexus

Bushy-crested Hornbill Kurzschopf-Hornvogel Anorrhinus galeritus

Black Hornbill Malaienhornvogel Anthracoceros malayanus

Asian Fairy Bluebird Türkis-Feenvogel Irena puella

Great Slaty Woodpecker Puderspecht Mulleripicus pulverulentus


Tabin

Blue-earded Kingfisher Meningtineisvogel Alcedo meninting

Stork-billed Kingfisher Storchschnabelliest Alcedo capensis

Pied Fantail Malaienfächerschwanz Rhipidura javanica

Asian Paradise Flycatcher Hainparadiesschnäpper Terpsiphone paradisi

Storm`s Stork Höckerstorch Ciconia stormi



Blue-banded Pitta Blaubauchpitta Pitta arquata

Dusky Munia Borneo-Bronzemännchen Lonchura fuscans

Black-throated Wren-babbler Fahlbauchtimalie Napothera atrigularis

Bornean Wren-babbler Borneo-Wolltimalie Ptilocichla leucogrammica

Bulwer`s Pheasant Bulwerfasan Lophura bulweri

Thick-billed Spiderhunter Dickschnabel-Spinnenjäger Arachnothera crassirostris

Long-billed Spiderhunter Langschnabel-Spinnenjäger Arachnothera robusta

Grey-breasted Spiderhunter Graubrust-Spinnenjäger Arachnothera modesta

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Orangebauch-Mistelfresser Dicaeum trigonostigma

Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker Gelbbürzel-Mistelfresser Prionochilus xanthopygius

Grey-streaked Flycatcher Strichelschnäpper Muscicapa griseisticta

Purple-throated Sunbird Purpurkehl-Nektarvogel Leptocoma sperata

Plain Sunbird Schlichtnektarvogel Anthreptes simplex

Black-naped Monarch Schwarzgenickschnäpper Hypothymis azurea

Olive-backed Woodpecker Olivrückenspecht Dinopium rafflesii



Changeable Hawk Eagle Haubenadler Spizaetus limnaeetus

Crested Goshawk Schopfhabicht Accipiter trivirgatus

Ashy Tailorbird Grauschneidervogel Orthotomus ruficeps

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Samtstirnkleiber Sitta frontalis

Black-backed Kingfisher Dschungelfischer Ceyx erithaca

Rhinoceros Hornbill Rhinozeros-Hornvogel Buceros rhinoceros

Helmeted Hornbill Schildschnabel-Hornvogel Rhinoplax vigil

Wrinkled Hornbill Runzelhornvogel Aceros corrugatus


White-crowned Hornbill Langschopf-Hornvogel Berenicornis comatus


Crested Fireback Haubenfasan Lophura ignita

Danum Valley

Hornbills Hornvögel

Bornean Babbler Borneo-Wolltimalie Ptilocichla leucogrammica

Black-throated Babbler Graukehl-Buschtimalie Stachyris nigriceps

Bulbuls Bülbüls

Giant Pitta Riesenpitta Pitta caerulea


Black-and-crimson Pitta Schwarzrote Pitta Pitta ussheri

Banded Pitta Borneo-Bindenpitta Pitta schwaneri


Great Argus Pheasant Argusfasan Argusianus argus

Crested Fireback Pheasant Haubenfasan Lophura ignita

Chestnut-necklaced Partridge Charlton-Buschwachtel Arborophila charltonii

Red-bearded Bee-Eater Rotbartspint Nyctyornis amictus




Blue-rumped Parrot Rotachselpapagei Psittinus cyanurus

Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot Blaukrönchen Loriculus galgulus

Fiery Minivet Feuermennigvogel Pericrocotus igneus

Malaysian Blue Flycatcher Malaienblauschnäpper Cyornis turcosus

Buffy Fish Owl Sunda-Fischuhu Ketupa ketupu

Brown Wood Owl Malaienkauz Strix newarensis


Crested Wood Partridge Straußwachtel Rollulus rouloul

Bornean Ground-cuckoo Laufkuckuck Calobates radiatus

Documents

Birds of Borneo - wildlife-explorers.de fileMunia, Siberian Blue Robin, Crested Jay, Wreathed Hornbill, Scally Breasted Bulbul, Banded Kingfisher, White Fronted Falconet, various other