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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.
English German Scientific
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
Diard`s Trogon Diardtrogon Harpactes diardii
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
White-fronted Falconet Weißscheitelfälkchen Microhierax latifrons
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
White-bellied Woodpecker Weißbauchspecht Dryocopus javensis
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
White-fronted Falconet Weißscheitelfälkchen Microhierax latifrons
Great Egret Silberreiher Ardea alba
Bornean Bristlehead Warzenkopf Pityriasis gymnocephala
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
Scarlet-rumped Trogon Rotbürzeltrogon Harpactes duvaucelii
Red-naped Trogon Rotnackentrogon Harpactes kasumba
Rhinoceros Hornbill Rhinozeros-Hornvogel Buceros rhinoceros
Helmeted Hornbill Schildschnabel-Hornvogel Rhinoplax vigil
Wrinkled Hornbill Runzelhornvogel Aceros corrugatus
Wreathed Hornbill Furchenhornvogel Rhyticeros undulatus
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
White-bellied Woodpecker Weißbauchspecht Dryocopus javensis
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
Bornean Bristlehead Warzenkopf Pityriasis gymnocephala
Blue-headed Pitta Rotrückenpitta Pitta baudii
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
Red-naped Trogon Rotnackentrogon Harpactes kasumba
Scarlet-rumped Trogon Rotbürzeltrogon Harpactes duvaucelii
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
Wreathed Hornbill Furchenhornvogel Rhyticeros undulatus
White-crowned Hornbill Langschopf-Hornvogel Berenicornis comatus
White-fronted Falconet Weißscheitelfälkchen Microhierax latifrons
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
Blue-headed Pitta Rotrückenpitta Pitta baudii
Black-and-crimson Pitta Schwarzrote Pitta Pitta ussheri
Banded Pitta Borneo-Bindenpitta Pitta schwaneri
Bornean Bristlehead Warzenkopf Pityriasis gymnocephala
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
Red-naped Trogon Rotnackentrogon Harpactes kasumba
Scarlet-rumped Trogon Rotbürzeltrogon Harpactes duvaucelii
Diard`s Trogon Diardtrogon Harpactes diardii
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
White-fronted Falconet Weißscheitelfälkchen Microhierax latifrons
Crested Wood Partridge Straußwachtel Rollulus rouloul
Bornean Ground-cuckoo Laufkuckuck Calobates radiatus