Sabah (Deramakot, Sepilok, Kinabatagan), Malaysia
One of the best mammal-watching destinations on earth
Megafauna
Very high diversity
Habitat destruction extremely obvious (palm oil)
Some parks very expensive (Danum Valley for example)
Freedom:
Decent for Sepilok, poor elsewhere. Most places require package bookings.
Costs:
Extremely expensive for some parks. Kinabatagan is priced fairly, Sepilok is very cheap, and Deramakot is expensive. Most parks operate as package deals with all-inclusive prices that are pretty high.
Target Species:
Bornean Orangutan
Bornean Leopard Cat
Clouded Leopard
Proboscis Monkey
My Species Stats (three week visit, photos only):
Birds - 93
Mammals - 20
Herps - 13
Insects/Arachnids/Mollusks - 28
Habitats:
Wide variety in Sabah, but only in protected areas
Species
One visit for three weeks in 2022.
Excellent Sightings:
Birds - Rhinoceros Hornbill, Black-and-Red Broadbill, Pacific Swallow, Buffy Fishowl, Buff-Necked Woodpecker, Spectacled Bulbul, White-Crowned Shama, Brahimy Kite, Black-and-Yellow Broadbill, Wallace’s Hawk-Eagle, Olive-Winged Bulbul, Crimson Sunbird, Stork-Billed Kingfisher, Whiskered Treeswift, Fiery Minivet, Red-Throated Sunbird, Brown Barbet, Medium Egret, Charlotte’s Bulbul,
Mammals - Proboscis monkey, Bornean Orangutan, Malay Civet, Long-Tailed Macaque, Silvered Leaf Monkey, Southern Pig-Tailed Macaque, Bornean Leopard Cat, Horsfield’s Tarsier, Plantain Squirrel.
Herps -
Good Sightings:
Birds - Little Green Pigeon, Black Hornbill, Pink-Necked Green Pigeon, Dark-Sided Flycatcher, GRT Drongo, Scarlet-Rumped Trogan, Dusky Munia, Rufous-Backed Dwarf Kingfisher, Red-Naped Trogan, Fluffy-Backed Tit-Babbler, Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher, Purple-Naped Spiderhunter, Black Magpie
Mammals - Small-Toothed Palm Civet, Red Giant Flying Squirrel, Maroon Leaf Monkey.
Sightings:
Birds - White-Bellied Woodpecker, Raffle’s Malkoha, Brown-Throated Sunbird, Gray-Cheeked Bulbul, Bushy-Crested Hornbill, White-Crowned Hornbill, Bornean Bristlehead.
Mammals - Pale Giant Squirrel, Large Flying Fox, Lesser Treeshrew, Thomas’ Flying Squirrel, Black Flying Squirrel,
Technically Seen:
North Bornean Gray Gibbon.
Not Observed But “Common”:
Asian Elephant, Lesser and Greater Oriental Chevrotain
Dream Wildlife On Park Lists:
Clouded Leopard, Sun Bear, Bintarong, Marbled Cat, Flat-Headed Cat, Sunda Pangolin, Otter Civet, Bay Cat.
