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Malaysia Sarawak

Black-and-Yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus ŠLaurence Poh http://www.laurencepoh.com/

You will notice that there is no introduction to this section yet.

I would like to fill this gap with an introduction from a local birder [or someone who is a frequent visitor] for every on of the geographical pages. The many thousands of birders now regularly using these pages prefer to read something written by someone who can see the place from an insider's point of view. They know the best spots, not just the ones that first time overseas visitors usually visit or that are on the normal birding trip itineraries.

Each introduction carries the e-mail address of the contributor so that birders can get in touch with them if, for example, they are planning a trip [unless the contributor is unable to do this].

Please get in touch if you feel you can contribute an introduction to this page - you don't have to be an expert; I'm not!

useful reading

*Field Guides & Bird Song

For a comprehensive list of recommended titles covering Malaysia as a whole - please see the Malaysia page of Fatbirder

A Photographic Guide to Birds of Borneo, Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan

by G.W.H. Davison and Chew Yen Fook New Holland due May 2007
ISBN: 9781845378318
Buy this book from NHBS.com

useful information

Facts - Borneo

601 Bird Species; 31 Endemics.

clubs

Malaysian Nature Society - Miri Branch

http://mnsmiri.tripod.com/
e.g.The MALAYSIAN NATURE SOCIETY MIRI BRANCH is organising a weekend field trip to the Similajau National Park 16-18th February 2001. Come join us for a weekend of bird and animal watching as well as trek one of the more exciting nature trails from the pristine Golden Beach. Opportunities to spot hornbills, otters, crocodiles, deers, owls in the wild as well as check out Similajau`s creepy crawlies.

reserves

Bako National Park

http://www.interknowledge.com/malaysia/bako.html
The Bako National Park covers 2,742 hectares of a rugged sand stone peninsula to the east of the Bako River near Kuching, the capital of Sarawak.

Bako National Park

http://www.forestry.sarawak.gov.my/forweb/np/np/bako.htm
Bako is a great place for bird watching whether you are a serious bird watcher or a curious nature lover. Over 150 species of birds have been recorded at Bako...

Gunung Mulu National Park

http://www.interknowledge.com/malaysia/gunung.html
Within the boundaries of Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak is one of the most extensive and spectacular limestone cave systems on earth, as well as the second highest mountain peak in the state. Gunung also enjoys unusually high rainfall.

Lambir & Loagan Benut Parks

http://www.forestry.sarawak.gov.my/forweb/np/np/loagan.htm
Its forest is home to gibbons, tarsiers, bearded pigs, flying squirrels, deer and 157 types of bird...

Mount Kinabalu National Park

http://www.ecologyasia.com/html-loc/mount-kinabalu.htm
New arrivals at the park headquarters might wonder where Borneo`s famed birdlife is hiding. The forest initially seems quiet and devoid of birds. Patience, however, will be rewarded when flocks of mixed species swoop down from the upper canopy to feed in the lower canopy. These are the famous bird-waves in which a diverse range of species act in unison to flush out insects and other prey. The bird photographer, having waiting patiently with his camera and tripod for hours, suddenly has roving bands of Flycatchers, Whistlers, Tailorbirds, Warblers and Fantails chaotically feeding a few yards from where he stands...

Niah National Park

http://www.interknowledge.com/malaysia/niah.html
The Niah National Park, Sarawak is the site of the Niah Caves, one of the largest limestone caves in the world. The Park covers 3,102 hectares (7,756 acres) of forest and limestone.

The National Parks of Sarawak

http://goasia.about.com/library/weekly/aa022200a.htm
Malaysia`s Sarawak State on the island of Borneo is, compared to much of the world, untouched by development: two-thirds of Sarawak is rainforest, and a sizeable part of it is protected in the form of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries...

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you cant find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page give them a try!

2003 [August] Don Roberson

http://montereybay.com/creagrus/Borneo2003.html
This is a report of a month-long bird & mammal watching trip in Borneo, visiting the Malaysian states of Sabah & Sarawak...

2006 [March] - David Shackelford

http://www.rockjumper.co.za/02_destination_b_reports_malaysiaandborneo_2006_mar.htm
Our incredible trip total of 415 bird species encountered in 19 days reflects the immense birding potential of Peninsula Malaysia & Borneo...

local guides

Borneo Ecotours

http://www.borneoecotours.com/
Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary is one of two known places in the world to be inhabited by ten species of primates four of which are endemic to Borneo. It is also one of two places in the world where four colobines inhabit the same place - namely proboscis monkey, silvered langur, maroon langur and Hose`s or grey langur. It has the highest concentration of proboscis monkeys and orang utans in Malaysia. Other wildlifes include long-tailed macaque, pig-tailed macaque, Bornean gibbon, two nocturnal primates namely western tarsier and slow loris and other mammals including Asian elephant and Sumatran rhinoceros.

places to stay

Labang`s Resthouse

http://www.wildasia.net/main/contact.cfm?contactID=779
David Labang is the owner of Labang`s Resthouse, and is a respected elder of the Kelabit community in Bario. He was the main proponent for establishing a protected area around the Kelabit village settlements and has been spearheading other wildlife conservation projects and rehabilitation work...

Santubong Kuching Hotel

http://www.marimari.com/hotel/malaysia/granite/santubong/
Prices, facilities etc.

Birding in Sarawak

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/6980/garden_1.html
Checklists and some great pictures as well as info...

Birds of Sarawak

http://www.arbec.com.my/bos/
As it says - A digital annotated checklist...

Checklist for Kelabit Highlands & Bario

http://www.kelabit.net/birds/birds.html
As the following checklists will show, the Kelabit Highlands plays host to 274 bird species, out of a total of 622 listed for the whole of Borneo Island. Part of this stems from altitudinal and habitat variations throughout the Highlands. Though the plains around Bario itself are mostly about 3,300 feet above sea level, some of the outlying hills are as high a 6,000 feet a.s.l., with Mount Murud itself a good 2000 feet higher! On the other hand, areas such as Pa` Da`lih and beyond, to Pa` Ramudu and the Batang Kelapang trail south to Long Bangga are quite a bit lower, at only around 2800 feet a.s.l.. Thus, both the upper end of lowland species as well as true sub-montane species are found here, along with the higher montane specialists...

Ecology Of Birds

http://www.forestry.sarawak.gov.my/forweb/wildlife/mgmt/wlres/ecobirds.htm
Bird ringing programmes had been carried out by individual researchers and institutions of higher learning, in collaboration with the Department, mainly in Gunung Gading National Park, Matang Wildlife Centre & Kubah National Park. Birds which were netted were banded with Sarawak Forest Department rings and released. A total of almost 30 species were inventoried in these areas, and many others were added to the list through visual observations and vocalisation...

Pun Ritai - Ornithologist

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/6980/brdpage1.html
In 1985, when I was asked to make an ornithological survey of Bako National Park, I knew very little about the birds of Sarawak... ... It became apparent to me that some serious research had to be done, that we sorely needed a serious Handbook for scientific workers - especially if we hoped to evolve conservation strategies to protect the rarer birds...

Sarawak National Park

http://www.sarawakforestry.com/htm/snp.asp
Sarawak has one of most extensive protected area networks in Malaysia. The State's protected area network includes 18 national parks, 4 wildlife sanctuaries and 5 nature reserves. These protected areas cover a total area 512, 387.47 ha (land area and water body)...

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