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Sabah (Malaysian Borneo) Trip Report Sept/Oct 2011 (Part 3)

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Subject: Sabah (Malaysian Borneo) Trip Report Sept/Oct 2011 (Part 3)
From: Greg Oakley <>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:07:15 +1100
Sabah Birdlist Sept/Oct 2011

Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata - Pair, Penampang KK
Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi - Several seen over a few days, Kinabatangan
River
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis - 2 seen, Penampang Paddy Fields, KK
Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus - Single, Penampang Paddy Fields, KK
Little Heron Butorides striata - Common around coastal mudflats, KK
Rufous Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus - Several at a roost in KK
Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus - Fairly common in fields
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea - Several seen, Kinabatangan River and KK
Great Egret Ardea alba - Very common in fields, coastal, estuaries, rivers
in Sabah  
Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia - Couple in KK, Sutera Harbour
Little Egret Egretta garzetta - A few, both at Penampang and Sutera Harbour
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes - Single at Penampang, also coastal KK
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster - Common, Kinabatangan River
Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus - A pair attacking bats at Gomantong Caves
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus - Very common, coastal and river
White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster - Pair on Kinabatangan near
Sukau
Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus - Single, Kinabatangan River
Lesser Fish Eagle Icthyophaga humilis - Quite common, Kinabatangan River
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela - Several seen in forest, riverine
habitats 
Mountain Serpent Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis  - Single, Power Station
track, Kinabalu Park
Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus limnaeetus  - Single, Kinabatangan River
White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea - Single, Kinabatangan River
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus - Single at Penampang Paddy Fields, KK
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus - Common around drains,
ponds, wetlands throughout Sabah
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva - Couple, Penampang KK
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus - Single, mudflats, KK
Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus - Several, mudflats, KK
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii - Several, mudflats, KK
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus - Couple, mudflats, Sutera KK
Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes - A few at Sutera Harbour, KK
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos - The most common wader in Sabah, seen
in a variety of habitats
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola - Very common, Penampang KK
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis - Couple, Penampang KK
Red Knot Calidris canutus  - Small group, coastal at Tanjung Aru, KK
Sanderling Calidris alba -  A few, beach at Tanjung Aru, KK
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis - Several, Penampang and Sutera, KK
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres - Several, coastal, KK
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum - Several, Penampang paddy fields,
KK
Little Tern Sternula albifrons - Small group, coastal at Tanjung Aru, KK
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida - Penampang and Kinabatangan River
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus - Single at Penampang Paddy Fields,
KK
Little Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia ruficeps - Couple, Kinabalu Park
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica - Single, Sepilok
Little Green Pigeon Treron olax - Single, Kinabatangan River
Large Green Pigeon Treron capellei - A couple near Sandakan
Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea - Several, Kinabatangan River
Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia - A few at Kinabalu Park
Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor - Several at Dalit Bay, north of KK
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot Loriculus galgulus - Several flying over,
Kinabatangan
Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda - A couple, Sepilok
Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax - Single, Kinabalu Park
Chestnut-bellied Malkoha Rhopodytes sumatranus - Single, Sukau area,
Kinabatangan
Raffles's Malkoha    Rhinortha chlorophaeus - Single, Kinabatangan River
Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis - A few, Penampang KK
Buffy Fish Owl Ketupa ketupu - Several, Kinabatangan River
Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta - Common throughout Sabah
Bornean Swiftlet Collocalia dodgei - A few, Kinabalu Park
Mossy-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus salangana - Common, Gomantong Caves
Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus - Common, Gomantong Caves
Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus - Common, Gomantong Caves
Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis - Common around Palm plantations
Silver-rumped Needletail Rhaphidura leucopygialis - Common throughout Sabah
House Swift Apus affinis - Very Common, especially airports etc
Red-naped Trogon Harpactes kasumba - Pair at RDC, Sepilok
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis - Several, Labuk Bay & Kinabatangan
Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis - Quite common, Kinabatangan
River
Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris - Common, coastal areas KK
Rufous-backed Kingfisher Ceyx rufidorsa -  Single, Sepilok RDC
Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting -  A few, Kinabatangan & Sepilok
Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis - Common, Kinabatangan River
Bushy-crested Hornbill Anorrhinus galeritus - A few, Kinabatangan River
Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris - Quite common,
Kinabatangan River. Also Labuk Bay.
Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus - A few, Kinabatangan River
Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros - Tree of over 20, Kinabatangan. Also
at Gomantong
Wrinkled Hornbill Aceros corrugatus - A few, Kinabatangan River
Gold-whiskered Barbet Megalaima chrysopogon - Single, Poring
Red-throated Barbet Megalaima mystacophanos - A few, Poring
Mountain Barbet Megalaima monticola - A couple, Kinabalu Park
Golden-naped Barbet Megalaima pulcherrima - A few, Kinabalu Park
Brown Barbet Caloramphus fuliginosus - Single, Sepilok RDC
White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis - Single, Sepilok RDC
Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus - Single, Sepilok RDC
Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes tristis - A few, Sepilok RDC
Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki - Several, Sepilok RDC
Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis - Single, Sepilok JR
Whitehead's Broadbill Calyptomena whiteheadi - Single seen well, Power
Station Walk, Kinabalu Park
Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos - Several, Kinabatangan
River. Also Poring
Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus - Several, Kinabatangan
River. Also Sepilok RDC & Poring
Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida - Single, Sepilok Orang-utan Centre
White-browed Shrike-babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis - Single, Kinabalu Park
Bornean Whistler Pachycephala hypoxantha - Several, Kinabalu Park
Sunda Cuckooshrike Coracina larvata - Single, Kinabalu Park
Pied Triller Lalage nigra - Single, Tg Aru Beach, KK
Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris - Single, Kinabalu Park
Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus - A few, Poring Canopy Walk
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus - Pair, Sabah Tea House
Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhoptera - A few, Sepilok RDC
White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus - Common around KK &
Sandakan
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia - Single, Sepilok RDC
Green Iora Aegithina viridissima - Several, Poring Canopy Walk
Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica - Several, Kinabatangan River. Also Tg Aru,
KK
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis - Several, Kinabalu Park
Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea - Sepilok RDC, also Kinabatangan
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus - Pair at Power Station, Kinabalu Park
Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus -  Kiau View Trail, Kinabalu Park
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus - Pair, Sepilok RDC
Slender-billed Crow Corvus enca - Common, Kinabatangan River
House Crow Corvus splendens (i) - A few in central city/market, KK
Bornean Black Magpie Platysmurus aterrimus - Single, Sepilok RDC
Bornean Treepie Dendrocitta cinerascens - Several, Kinabalu Park
Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis - Common, gardens, forest edge
around Sabah
Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis - Common, KK gardens
Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja - Couple, Labuk Bay. Also Dalit Bay KK
Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii - Several, Kinabalu Park
Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra - Sepilok RDC, also Poring
Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaste - A few at Sepilok RDC
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker Prionochilus xanthopygius - Several, Kinabatangan
River
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma - Common, Kinabatangan
River
Black-sided Flowerpecker Dicaeum monticolum - A few Kinabalu Park
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum - Several, Kinabatangan River
Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati - Pair, Poring
Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella - Pair, Poring Canopy Walk
Dusky Munia Lonchura fuscans - Common in grassy areas around Sabah
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata (i) - A few at Penampang Paddy
Fields, KK
Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla - Very Common, gardens & fields around
Sabah
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus - Couple, Penampang Paddy Fields, KK
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea - Pair, on road at Kinabalu Park
Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus (i) - Several, Penampang KK
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis (i) - Common in major towns (KK, Sandakan)
Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa - Several, Kinabatangan River
Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis - Very common in KK
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis ­ Rare - Pair seen well,
Penampang paddy fields, KK
Bornean Whistling Thrush Myophonus borneensis - Several, Kinabalu Park
White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx montana - Single, Kinabalu Park
Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis - Common, gardens, forest around
Sabah
White-crowned Shama Copsychus stricklandii - Several Kinabatangan & Poring
Bornean Forktail Enicurus borneensis - Pair at Poring on track to canopy
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus - Single at Kinabatangan, pair also
at Poring
Indigo Flycatcher Eumyias indigo - Pair, Kinabalu Park
Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni - Single, Kinabalu Park
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica - Single, Dalit Bay KK (near Rasa
Ria)
Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica - Single, Rasa Ria KK
Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher Rhinomyias gularis - Single, Kinabalu Park
Puff-backed Bulbul Pycnonotus eutilotus - Single at Kinabatangan
Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier - Very common, gardens, forest
around Sabah
Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex - Single, Sepilok RDC
Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus - Sepilok RDC, also Poring
Spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus erythropthalmos - Sepilok RDC, also Poring
Buff-vented Bulbul Iole olivacea - Single at Kinabatangan
Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus - Several, Kinabalu Park
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica - Fairly common, roadside through country
House Swallow Hirundo tahitica - Very common many habitats
Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris - Common, Kinabalu Park
Mountain Tailorbird Phyllergates cuculatus - A few Kinabalu Park
Sunda Bush Warbler Cettia vulcania - A few Kinabalu Park
Yellow-breasted Warbler Seicercus montis - A few Kinabalu Park
Mountain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus trivirgatus - Several, Kinabalu Park
Chestnut-crested Yuhina Staphida everetti - Several, Kinabalu Park
Black-capped White-eye Zosterops atricapilla - Quite common, Kinabalu Park
Mountain Blackeye  Chlorocharis emiliae - A couple, Kinabalu Park
Black-throated Babbler Stachyris nigricollis - Single at Kinabatangan
Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps -  Single, Kinabalu Park
Chestnut-winged Babbler Stachyris erythroptera - Single, Sepilok RDC
Bold-striped Tit-Babbler Macronus bornensis - Single at Kinabatangan
Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler Macronus ptilosus - Single, Sepilok RDC
Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum capistratum - Single, Sepilok RDC
Rufous-crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum - Single at Kinabatangan
Sunda Laughingthrush Garrulax palliatus - Single, Kinabalu Park
Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush Garrulax treacheri - Quite common, Kinabalu
Park
Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris - Several, Penampang KK
Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps - Common several habitats around Sabah
Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus - Single, Sepilok RDC
Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis - Several, Kinabatangan River
Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris - Several, Kinabatangan River
Red-breasted Partridge Arborophila hyperythra - Heard only, several trails,
Kinabalu Park
Crimson-headed Partridge Haematortyx sanguiniceps - Heard only, Kinabalu
Park
Bornean Ground Cuckoo Carpococcyx radiatus ­ Heard only, single bird
calling, Kinabatangan River
Bornean Bristlehead Pityriasis gymnocephala Heard calling several times,
Sepilok RDC
Rock Pigeon Columba livia feral (i) - Common in KK, Sandakan etc
Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis (i) - Common in towns throughout Sabah
Zebra Dove Geopelia striata (i) - Peaceful Dove in Aust - Common in KK
Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri (i) - Small feral population, Tg Aru
Beach KK
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus (i) - Very common urban areas
everywhere

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Mammal List
Short-nosed fruit Bat Cynopterus brachyotis
Wrinkle-lipped Bat Chaerephon plicata
Creagh's horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus creaghi

Flying Lemur (Colugo) Cynocephalus variegatus
Slow Loris Nycticebus coucang

Maroon Langur (Red Leaf Monkey) Presbytis rubicunda
Silvered Langur Presbytis cristata
Proboscis Monkey Nasalis larvatus
Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis
Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca nemestrina
Bornean Gibbon Hylobates muellri
Orang-utan Pongo pygmaeus

Giant Squirrel Ratufa affinis
Kinabalu Squirrel Callosciurus baluensis
Prevost's Squirrel Callosciurus prevostii
Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus
Low's Squirrel Sundasciurus lowii
Plain Pigmy Squirrel Exilisciurus exilis
Red Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista petaurista

Leopard Cat Felis marmorata

Asian (Pygmy) Elephant Elephus maximus

Bearded Pig Sus barbatus

Lesser Mouse-Deer Tragulus javanicus

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