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Borneo’s Deramakot Forest Reserve Naturetrek Tour Report 22 April - 6 May 2017 Naturetrek Mingledown Barn Wolf's Lane Chawton Alton Hampshire GU34 3HJ UK T: +44 (0)1962 733051 E: [email protected] W: www.naturetrek.co.uk Report compiled by Nick Acheson Images courtesy of Martyn Sidwell & Jackie Lover Sunda Clouded Leopard by Jackie Lover Buffy Eagle Owl by Martyn Sidwell Bearded Pig by Martyn Sidwell Binturong by Martyn Sidwell

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Borneo’s Deramakot Forest Reserve

Naturetrek Tour Report 22 April - 6 May 2017

Naturetrek Mingledown Barn Wolf's Lane Chawton Alton Hampshire GU34 3HJ UK

T: +44 (0)1962 733051

E: [email protected] W: www.naturetrek.co.uk

Report compiled by Nick Acheson

Images courtesy of Martyn Sidwell & Jackie Lover

Sunda Clouded Leopard by Jackie Lover

Buffy Eagle Owl by Martyn Sidwell

Bearded Pig by Martyn Sidwell

Binturong by Martyn Sidwell

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Tour participants: Nick Acheson & Mike Gordon with eight Naturetrek clients

Day 1 Saturday 22nd April

In transit.

Day 2 Sunday 23rd April

Having flown overnight and through the morning, and then met the wonderful Mike and equally wonderful Siti

at Sandakan Airport, this afternoon we visited the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre at Sepilok. The

rescued Sun Bears delighted us, but we also saw much wild wildlife including Javan Mynas, Tree Sparrows and

Yellow-vented Bulbuls on the short walk from our hotel and, around the Sun Bears’ natural forest enclosures,

Large and Slender Treeshrews, Bornean (Plain) Pygmy Squirrel, Grey-and-buff Woodpecker and Raffles’s

Malkoha. A fine start to what would turn out to be a very fine tour.

Day 3 Monday 24th April

Early this morning we walked along the road to Sepilok. In a fruiting fig tree in the hotel grounds there were

Pink-necked and Thick-billed Green Pigeons, Black-eared (Blue-eared) Barbets and a large number of Asian

Glossy Starlings. Along the road the Lagerstroemia trees were hardly in flower so there were rather few sunbirds

and flowerpeckers. Nonetheless, two of the most dazzling species, Crimson Sunbird and Scarlet-backed

Flowerpecker, were easy to find. A colony of introduced Baya Weavers kept us entertained, as did loudly calling

Collared Kingfishers. The stars of the show were four Ear-spot Squirrels (with Plantain Squirrels also on hand

for ease of comparison).

Later we visited the Orangutan Centre where, in addition to the Bornean Orangutans in the process of being

taught to be Orangutans (consider it: only humans could be dumb enough to stop a species knowing how to be

itself), we saw lots of Prevost’s Squirrels (what a squirrel!) and a sprinkling of Brown Barbets and Orange-bellied

Flowerpeckers.

In the afternoon we made our way to the exquisite Kinabatangan Wetlands Resort accompanied by our lodge

naturalist Dean. Late in the afternoon, as the heat of the day began to consider abating, we took our first cruise

on the Kinabatangan, seeing the three classic monkeys of this wonderful river: Proboscis, Silvered Langur and

Long-tailed Macaque. Among the Silvered Langurs were at least three of the lovely apricot morph. There were

also lots of Green Imperial Pigeons along the river, the odd Oriental Pied Hornbill and Grey-headed Fish Eagle

and, as we turned back in the dusk, a Large Flying-fox.

After dinner we went back to the river (our very first nocturnal activity, of many to come). Buffy Fish Owl was

characteristically easy to see and to photograph, as were Blue-eared and Stork-billed Kingfishers at their roosts.

The highlight however was a huge Saltwater Crocodile tearing chunks off the decomposing carcass of a Sambar.

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Day 4 Tuesday 25th April

Early this morning we went by river to the oxbow lake. In riverine forest there were plenty more Silvered

Langurs, Long-tailed Macaques and Proboscis Monkeys and overhead we saw Lesser Adjutant Storks and White-

bellied Sea Eagles. Above the oxbow a pair of Jerdon’s Bazas was displaying and on top of trees at the water’s

edge we saw gorgeous Blue-throated Bee-eaters.

Late in the afternoon we went out again: more Silvered Langurs, Proboscis Monkeys and Long-tailed Macaques

(all of them fantastic) plus a distant Storm’s Stork, a perched Wallace’s Hawk-Eagle, and a pair of Brown-

throated Sunbirds fidgeting over a feeding family of Long-tailed Macaques, as Long-tailed Parakeets circled

noisily overhead.

Naturally we went back to the river in the night, seeing Buffy Fish Owls, a Barking Gecko and a superb

Mangrove Snake coiled on the frond of a nipa palm.

Day 5 Wednesday 26th April

This morning we walked into the low-nutrient forest behind Kinabatangan Wetlands Resort. Several gorgeous

Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeons were feeding in a tree here and a pair of White-chested Babblers was hopping

around a pool. We also admired some spectacular Nepenthes ampullaria pitcher plants. As we returned to the lodge

we saw a Mangrove Whistler (after considerable craning of necks) and a female Mangrove Blue Flycatcher.

After breakfast we moved to Abai Jungle Lodge to explore a different stretch of the river and its wildlife (though

it would be remiss of us to leave KWR without mentioning the charming Bearded Pigs which frequently trotted

under the boardwalks here). Our first walk at AJL , with our new lodge naturalist Junior, was on the trail reaching

into the forest behind the lodge. In addition to three hugely amenable Dusky Broadbills, we saw a Black-and-red

Broadbill, a Raffles’s Malkoha, two very noisy Low’s Squirrels and a Bornean Pygmy Squirrel watching them.

Splendid stuff!

In the afternoon we were thrilled to visit mother and infant Bornean Orangutans in trees along the river and we

saw a family of Red Langurs glowing in very nice light. Hornbills (which had been hard work until now) were

represented by a few Rhinoceros, four Wreathed in a tree (unusual to see them out of the hills) and a flying

Wrinkled. We cruised back to the lodge in the dark, seeing a Great-billed Heron perched on a tree, a very

attractively-patterned Saltwater Crocodile on the silt and two glints of eye-shine which saw us searching for rare

mammals. They were a bottle and a reflective sticker, respectively.

It would have been rude not to have gone out by night so we walked the excellent boardwalk behind AJL. A

Bornean Striped Palm Civet (the artist formerly known as Small-toothed Palm Civet) was feeding in a fig tree

right behind our rooms and in the forest we found tiny scorpions shining under UV light, four puffed-up

Rufous-tailed Tailorbirds, a roosting Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (definitely a highlight) and a Buff-necked

Woodpecker poking its head out of a dead sapling right by the path.

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Days 6 - 12 Thursday 27th April – Wednesday 3rd May

Early this morning we returned to the oxbow lake and were met, in the riverine forest at its mouth, by an

inquisitive family of Small-clawed Otters, with a White-crowed Shama singing above them (for added

atmosphere). At breakfast, on a forest platform behind the lodge, we were joined by a ridiculously tame (and

greedy) Bearded Pig known as Junior and a band of marauding Long-tailed Macaques.

After breakfast we left for Sukau, seeing Changeable Hawk-Eagle, Crested Serpent Eagle and Grey-headed Fish

Eagle along the river as we went. At Sukau we were met by the minibuses which would transfer us to

Gomantong Caves and on to Telupid. Gomantong was, as always, remarkable, thronged with Glossy, Black-nest

and Mossy-nest Swiftlets, crawling with cockroaches and centipedes and dripping with guano. Along the

boardwalk to the cave we saw both a languid family of Red Langurs and the only Lesser Mouse-Deer of the tour.

We had lunch in a local restaurant in Telupid (air conditioning and wifi, no less) and felt very adventurous

climbing into four-wheel-drive vehicles for the journey into Deramakot Forest Reserve.

Our rooms in Deramakot were much better than advertised: clean, immaculately decorated and crisply air

conditioned and, throughout our stay, we were superbly cared for by Mike and Siti, by drivers Lang and Romeo

and by Gidi’s team in the kitchen. In their hands it is a great place to stay.

We went out every night of our seven nights in Deramakot for long, long drives, sometimes starting before dusk

(for dinner by the river or in the forest) and just once getting up after a break in the night and driving pre-dawn.

Because what we did each night was essentially the same (a drive from dusk until dinner, a drive after dinner until

around midnight, and a drive after midnight often until the wee small hours) and we saw many species again and

again (notably Bornean Striped Palm Civet, Malay Civet, Thomas’s Flying Squirrel, Sambar, Buffy Fish Owl and

Philippine Slow Loris) I will not write a repetitive account of each night. Rather (below) I will write an account

of the key species we saw, when and how. A full list of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians is also included

below.

Day 13 Thursday 4th May

All remarkable things must come to an end and today, after a last night in the wonderful forest of Deramakot,

we left, heading uphill to the west towards Kota Kinabalu. Our destination was Kinabalu Park, the World

Heritage site which includes Mount Kinabalu. As soon as you had checked in we went for a lovely walk through

the montane forest towards the park entrance. Splendid decision, for here we saw plenty of wildlife which was

new to us including Bornean Treepie, Bornean Green Magpie, Sunda and Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrushes,

Chestnut-crested Yuhina and now fewer than four new mammals: Mountain Treeshrew, Bornean Black-banded

Squirrel, Jentink’s Squirrel and the utterly adorable Whitehead’s Pygmy Squirrel.

Day 14 Friday 5th May

Again a good decision. Here there were several more (equally adorable) Whitehead’s Pygmy Squirrels, plus a

hyperactive Brooke’s Squirrel. A Sunda Bush Warbler was remarkably obliging, sitting in the open for everyone

to see, and treetops were busy with birds including Black-capped White-eyes, Bornean Whistlers, an Indigo

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Flycatcher and a female Blyth’s Shrike-Babbler. Perhaps most delightful of all was a Bornean Forktail skipping

along the side of the road.

All too soon it was time to shower, to pack, and to carry on up the hill to Kota Kinabalu, there to catch our

flight to Kuala Lumpur and onward flights home.

Day 15 Saturday 6th May

Overnight flights landed back in the UK where the tour ended.

Thanks

Though the whole of this tour was successful and extremely enjoyable, its outcome depended more than

anything else on smooth operations in Deramakot. Mike and Siti’s team, including Lang and Gidi and their

colleagues, were superb hosts: ever efficient, always smiling, and wholly dedicated to our mission to see

Deramakot’s wonderful night wildlife. We are very grateful to them all, as we are to the boatmen and naturalists

who looked after us along the Kinabatangan and to all of the behind-the-scenes staff, in restaurants, lodges and

vehicles, who worked hard to make our tour as marvellous as it was.

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Proboscis Monkey by Martyn Sidwell Rhinoceros Hornbill by Martyn Sidwell

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Selected Species Accounts

Birds

Storm’s Stork Ciconia stormi

This much-sought species was seen twice in flight over the Kinabatangan, including a pair seen well on the day

we left for Gomantong.

Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus

Seen many times along the Kinabatangan, more than Mike or I had ever seen there before.

Jerdon’s Baza Aviceda jerdoni

We saw a pair of these lovely birds displaying on our first visit to the oxbow lake along the Kinabatangan.

Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela

Seen very often in Deramakot, including a bird which regularly visited the dining room by night to hunt insects

attracted to the light.

Mountain (Kinabalu) Serpent Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis

One circled over the mountainside as we checked in at Kinabalu Park.

Wallace’s Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nanus

This diminutive eagle was first seen in trees along the Kinabatangan and again later in Deramakot.

Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii

Seen just once in Deramakot.

Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis

One seen distantly from the camp by the river in Deramakot.

Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon Treron fulvicollis

These lovely birds were feeding in a fruiting fig in forest behind Kinabatangan Wetlands Resort.

Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra

A pair was feeding with a flock of Pink-necked Green Pigeons in a fruiting fig outside our lodge in Sepilok.

Raffles’s Malkoha Rhinortha chlorophaea

First seen over one of the Sun Bear pens in Sepilok. Again later along the Kinabatangan.

Reddish Scops Owl Otus rufescens

We happened upon one of these diminutive owls in overhanging trees at the edge of the Kinabatangan during

one of our night cruises.

Barred Eagle-Owl Bubo sumatranus

We saw this magnificent animal on one evening in Deramakot, but heard its weird vocalisations a further three

times.

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Buffy Fish Owl Ketupa ketupu

Asked early in the tour whether we would see Buffy Fish Owl, I replied, ‘Yes, every time we go outside at night.’

It was almost true. What a fantastic bird! Also the 2017 winner of the Most Splendid Scientific Name in Borneo

(though it was beaten to the word title by the Great Evening Bat whose name I will leave you to look up).

Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica

We saw this fine species twice in Deramakot. The second time the owl was most obligingly (and photogenically)

swallowing a large green bush-cricket which it had just caught in one of its mighty talons.

Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata

Just delightful! Happily very frequently seen in Deramakot.

Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii

Right by the roadside, in a parking spot for logging machinery, we were amazed to see a pair of these dazzling

birds excavating a nest in a dead sapling.

Kingfishers

We saw four species: plenty of Blue-eared and Stork-billed along the Kinabatangan (especially roosting at night),

a few Collared at Sepilok and in palm plantations, and an Oriental Dwarf roosting in wet forest behind Abai

Jungle Lodge.

Hornbills

It was hard work but all eight Bornean hornbill species were seen. There were fewer Oriental Pied and

Rhinoceros along the Kinabatangan than is customary and Black, Wrinkled, White-crowned and Bushy-crested

only put in supporting cast appearances (the last in Deramakot). Four Wreathed in a fairly distant tree along the

river were a rare treat. As for Helmeted, we heard it magnificently on several occasions but it was only seen

flying over a distant ridge by a couple of group members.

Brown Barbet Caloramphus fuliginosus

This subtly lovely bird was seen several times around Sepilok and along the Kinabatangan.

Golden-naped Barbet Psilopogon pulcherrimus

We saw this gorgeous bird briefly on our last morning as we walked down from the entry gate to Kinabalu Park.

Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus

Great. Slaty. Woodpecker. Enough said. This spectacular creature was seen, doing its remarkable goshawk-esque

mantling display, along the Kinabatangan one afternoon.

Parrots

Blue-crowned Hanging Parrots and Long-tailed Parakeets were both seen repeatedly in flight (the latter only

along the Kinabatangan). In Deramakot we had one afternoon encounter with a flock of the much less

commonly-seen Blue-rumped Parrot.

Dusky Broadbill Corydon sumatranus

Three of these marvellous birds (subdued but lovely, in a family of gaudy showstoppers) were together in a tree

behind the cabins at Abai Jungle Lodge on our walk in the grounds there.

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Bornean Whistler Pachycephala hypoxantha

There were several of these bright birds (the species name means extremely yellow, and indeed they are) in forest

on our walk down from the Kinabalu Park gate.

Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea

Far less bright than its montane cousin, this bird was singing loudly behind our very smart rooms at

Kinabatangan Wetlands Lodge.

Bornean Treepie Dendrocitta cinerascens

Lovely! We saw this beautiful mountain endemic on our arrival at Kinabalu Park.

Bornean Green Magpie Cissa jefferyi

If ever a bird was striking it is the Bornean Green Magpie. After a little bit of searching we all saw this dazzling

species well at Kinabalu Park.

Malaysian Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica

With us on almost every day of the tour. Very lovely despite being so common.

Laughingthrushes

We saw a flock, holding both Sunda and Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrushes, on our afternoon walk at Kinabalu

Park.

White-crowned Shama Copsychus stricklandii

This northern Borneo endemic is very lovely and has a beautiful voice. Happily it is also common and we saw it

well along the Kinabatangan and numerous times in Deramakot.

Chestnut-naped Forktail Enicurus ruficapillus

This exquisite little bird was seen once along the road in Deramakot.

Bornean Forktail Enicurus borneensis

Yet another Bornean montane endemic which we saw well at Kinabalu Park. Splendid!

Flowerpeckers

Scarlet-backed was — typically — common along the entrance road to Sepilok and here we also saw a few

Orange-bellied. In the forest at Deramakot we saw several Yellow-rumped Flowerpeckers.

Sunbirds

Sunbirds were quite hard work on our tour (that happens when you become nocturnal zombies), with Olive-

backed the most frequently seen. We also saw Ruby-cheeked and Brown-throated here and there, Crimson along

the entrance to Sepilok and, for some, Temminck’s at Kinabalu Park.

Mammals

Slender Treeshrew Tupaia gracilis

Seen on our first afternoon at the Bornean Sun Bear Rehabilitation Centre and again later in Deramakot.

Mountain Treeshrew Tupaia montana

Seen a few times in Kinabalu Park.

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Large Treeshrew Tupaia tana

Just one, seen at the Bornean Sun Bear Rehabilitation Centre.

Large Flying Fox Pteropus vampyrus

This magnificent bat was seen on two evenings along the Kinabatangan and in numbers over the White House in

Deramakot.

Bornean Colugo Galeopterus borneanus

Seen only once in Deramakot where three were together in a tree, including a red morph with an infant.

Philippine Slow Loris Nycticebus menagensis

This lovely animal was seen very well on four nights in Deramakot. We decided, on the basis of our

observations, that slow is a misnomer. The Philippine Nippy Loris would be more apt.

Red Langur Presbytis rubicunda

I love Red Langurs and I’m not ashamed to say it. We saw our first family of them along the Kinabatangan, in

lovely evening light. A very friendly (if dozy) family greeted us along the boardwalk at Gomantong and later we

saw more in Deramakot.

Silvered Langur Trachypithecus cristatus, Proboscis Monkey Nasalis larvatus and Long-tailed

Macaque Macaca fascicularis

These three species were all common along the Kinabatangan. Long-tailed Macaque is the most numerous,

though all are frequently seen. We even saw a handful of individuals of the attractive apricot morph of Silvered

Langur.

North Borneo Gibbon Hylobates funereus

Despite hearing them often, we saw gibbons just twice in Deramakot: once when two dropped into a fruiting

tree and just as quickly swung off; and later a singing individual on the bank of the river.

Bornean Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus

A mother and young infant (two to three years old) were in a riverside tree along the Kinabatangan one

afternoon and again the following morning. Delightful, especially as we saw them extremely well in a leafless

tree.

Prevost’s Squirrel Callosciurus prevostii pluto

These lustrous black and chestnut animals were common around Sepilok and seen occasionally along the

Kinabatangan and in Deramakot.

Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus and Ear-spot Squirrel Callosciurus adamsi

We saw both of these species very well along the entrance road to Sepilok, affording us the opportunity to study

the differences between them.

Bornean Black-banded Squirrel Callosciurus orestes

This species was seen several times around the lodge at Kinabalu Park.

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Low’s Squirrel Sundasciurus lowi

A pair of these little squirrels was having a loud altercation (or perhaps it was love) in forest behind Abai Jungle

Lodge.

Jentink’s Squirrel Sundasciurus jentinki and Brooke’s Squirrel Sundasciurus brookei

After considerable persistence we had good views, including all of the diagnostic features, of both of these

quicksilver squirrels in forest on the road up to the gate at Kinabalu Park.

Bornean (Plain) Pygmy Squirrel Exilisciurus exilis

This delightful creature was seen first at the Bornean Sun Bear Rehabilitation Centre and later again behind Abai

JL where an individual clung to a tree looking bemused by the antics of the Low’s Squirrels.

Whitehead’s Pygmy Squirrel Exilisciurus whiteheadi

Let’s all just take a moment to appreciate the wondrous being that is Whitehead’s Pygmy Squirrel. Happily for us

these tiny scraps of fluffy-eared joy were common at Kinabalu Park.

Red Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista petaurista

Fairly common in Deramakot.

Black Flying Squirrel Aeromys tephromelas

What a superb scientific name: the ashy black aerial mouse! This species was also quite commonly seen in

Deramakot.

Thomas’ Flying Squirrel Aeromys thomasi

In stark contrast to Tabin (where our tours have to work to see it) this is by far the most commonly-seen

nocturnal squirrel in Deramakot, giving lovely views every night.

Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinereus

These charming little otters greeted us as we made our second visit to the oxbow on the Kinabatangan, much to

everyone’s delight.

Malay Civet Viverra tangalunga

The most attractive of the civets we saw, this species was commonly observed in Deramakot.

Binturong Arctictis binturong

Hurrah for Binturongs! We saw two high in a fruiting fig one night in Deramakot. As Mike sagely put it, ‘If it

takes you five minutes to work out what it is, it’s a Binturong.’

Bornean Striped Palm Civet Arctogalidia stigmatica

With the possible exception of Malay, this was the civet we saw most often; indeed it was positively common in

Deramakot. This is a recent split from Small-toothed Palm Civet Arctogalidia trivirgata.

Island Palm Civet Paradoxurus philippinensis

Since the habitat in Deramakot is largely tall secondary forest, this edge-loving species (which we nonetheless

saw very well) seems quite scarce here (unlike in Tabin where it is very common along the ecotone between

forest and palm plantation). A recent split from the very widespread Common Palm Civet Paradoxurus

hermaphroditus (also the possessor of a wonderful scientific name).

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Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis

As with the species above, this cat seems to thrive best in forest edge. We therefore saw it rarely during our stay

in Deramakot, though we did see it very well at times. Recent research suggests the existence of more than one

species of Leopard Cat.

Bornean (Sunda) Clouded Leopard Neofelis diardi borneensis

One evening, at eleven o’clock, as we drove from the river towards Deramakot headquarters, a female Bornean

Clouded Leopard was bound in the opposite direction along the road. She chose not to deviate from her path

but, instead, walked right past our vehicle, a metre from it at the closest point. We could clearly see that her belly

was sagging, indicating that she may have been in the late stages of pregnancy or suckling small cubs. She was, in

a word, breathtaking, and we were delighted that Lang’s vehicle, carrying our team home from preparing dinner

for us at the river, drew up behind us, allowing our Malay friends a great look at her too. Simply sensational.

Bornean Pygmy Elephant Elephas maximus borneensis

Having missed these wonderful animals along the Kinabatangan (where they reappeared after a long absence the

day after our departure), we were chuffed to see one at the White House in Deramakot when we ate there one

evening prior to our first night drive.

Bearded Pig Sus barbatus

Commonly seen and remarkably confiding at both lodges on the Kinabatangan.

Lesser Mouse Deer Tragulus kanchil

One seen in forest on the entrance trail to Gomantong Caves.

Greater Mouse Deer Tragulus napu

We saw these little animals several times in Deramakot, including two skipping around in the road ahead of our

vehicle. As Mike put it, ‘Mouse Deer think they’re invisible.’

Bornean Yellow Muntjac Muntiacus atherodes

We had just one encounter with two of these Bornean endemics in Deramakot.

Sambar Rusa unicolor

Commonly seen, though skittish, in Deramakot.

Bornean Pygmy Elephant by Martyn Sidwell Silvered Langur by Martyn Sidwell

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Full Species Lists

Birds (=recorded but not counted; h = heard only; E = edemic)

April/May

Common name Scientific name 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5

1 Chestnut-necklaced Partridge Arborophila charltonii h

2 Great Argus Argusianus argus

h

3 Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi

4 Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus

5 Little (Striated) Heron Butorides striata

6 Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana

7 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

8 Great Egret Ardea alba

9 Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia

10 Little Egret Egretta garzetta

11 Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster

12 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

13 Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni

14 Oriental (Crested) Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus

15 Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus

16 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus

17 White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster

18 Grey-headed Fish Eagle Haliaeetus ichthyaetus

19 Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela

20 Mountain (Kinabalu) Serpent Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis

21 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis

22 Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus

23 Wallace's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nanus

24 Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii

25 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

26 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

27 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida

28 Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis

29 Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica

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30 Ruddy Cuckoo Dove Macropygia emiliana

31 Zebra Dove I Geopelia striata

32 Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon Treron fulvicollis

33 Little Green Pigeon Treron olax

34 Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans

35 Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra

36 Large Green Pigeon Treron capellei

37 Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea

38 Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia

39 Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot Loriculus galgulus

40 Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus

41 Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda

42 Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus

43 Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus

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44 Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris

45 Raffles's Malkoha Rhinortha chlorophaea

46 Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris

47 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis

48 Reddish Scops Owl Otus rufescens

49 Barred Eagle-Owl Bubo sumatranus

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50 Buffy Fish Owl Ketupa ketupu

51 Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica

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52 Brown Boobook (Hawk-Owl) Ninox scutulata

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53 Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta

54 Mossy-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus salangana

55 Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus

56 Silver-rumped Spinetail Rhaphidura leucopygialis

57 Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis

58 Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata

59 Red-naped Trogon Harpactes kasumba

60 Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii

61 Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

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62 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis

63 Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris

64 Rufous-backed (Oriental Dwarf) Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca

65 Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting

66 Red-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus

67 Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis

68 Bushy-crested Hornbill Anorrhinus galeritus

69 Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris

70 Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus

71 Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros

72 Helmeted Hornbill Rhinoplax vigil

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73 White-crowned Hornbill Berenicornis comatus

74 Wrinkled Hornbill Aceros corrugatus

75 Wreathed Hornbill Rhyticeros undulatus

76 Golden-naped Barbet Psilopogon pulcherrimus

77 Black-eared (Blue-eared) Barbet Psilopogon (australis) duvaucelii h

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78 Brown Barbet Caloramphus fuliginosus

79 Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis

80 White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis

81 Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus

82 Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki

83 Grey-and-buff Woodpecker Hemicircus concretus

84 Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus

85 Dusky Broadbill Corydon sumatranus

86 Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos

87 Black-and-crimson (Black-headed) Pitta E Erythropitta ussheri

88 Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea

89 Bornean Whistler Pachycephala hypoxantha

90 Lesser Cuckooshrike Coracina fimbriata

91 Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus

92 Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus

93 Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus

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94 White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus

95 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

96 Green Iora Aegithina viridissima

97 Malaysian Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica

98 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea

99 Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

100 Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus

101 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus

102 Slender-billed Crow Corvus enca h

103 Bornean Treepie E Dendrocitta cinerascens

104 Bornean Green Magpie Cissa jefferyi

105 Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis

106 Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (Rubycheek) Chalcoparia singalensis

107 Van Hasselt's (Purple-throated) Sunbird Leptocoma sperata

108 Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis

109 Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja

110 Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii

111 Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra

112 Thick-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera crassirostris

113 Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster

114 Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys

115 Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker E Prionochilus xanthopygius

116 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma

117 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum

118 Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati

119 Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon

120 Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella

121 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

122 Dusky Munia E Lonchura fuscans

123 Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla

124 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

125 Baya Weaver I Ploceus philippinus

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126 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis

127 Javan Myna I Acridotheres javanicus

128 Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa

129 Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis

130 Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis

131 White-crowned Shama E Copsychus stricklandii

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132 Chestnut-naped Forktail Enicurus ruficapillus

133 Bornean Forktail E Enicurus borneensis

134 Mangrove Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra

135 Indigo Flycatcher Eumyias indigo

136 Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa latirostris

137 Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta

138 Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier

139 Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps

140 Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex

141 Asian Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus

142 Spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus erythropthalmos

143 House (Pacific) Swallow Hirundo tahitica

144 Yellow-breasted Warbler Seicercus montis

145 Sunda Bush-Warbler Cettia vulcania

146 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis

147 Brown Fulvetta Alcippe brunneicauda

148 Chestnut-crested Yuhina Yuhina everetti

149 Blyth’s Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius aeralatus

150 Sunda Laughingthrush Garrulax palliatus

151 Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush E Rhinocichla treacheri

152 Black-capped White-eye Zosterops atricapilla

153 Chestnut-winged Babbler Stachyris erythroptera

154 Chestnut-rumped Babbler Stachyris maculata

155 Bold-striped Tit-Babbler Macronus bornensis

156 Rufous-crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum

157 White-chested Babbler Trichastoma rostratum

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158 Ferruginous Babbler Trichastoma bicolor

159 Bornean Whistling Thrush E Myophonus borneensis

160 Ashy (Red-headed) Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps

161 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus

162 Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis

163 Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris

Mammals

1 Slender Treeshrew E Tupaia gracilis

2 Mountain Treeshrew E Tupaia montana

3 Large Treeshrew Tupaia tana

4 Large Flying-fox Pteropus vampyrus

5 Bornean Colugo Galeopterus borneanus

6 Philippine Slow Loris Nycticebus menagensis

7 Red Langur E Presbytis rubicunda

8 Silvered Langur Trachypithecus cristatus

9 Proboscis Monkey E Nasalis larvatus

10 Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis

11 North Borneo Gibbon E Hylobates funereus

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12 Bornean Orangutan E Pongo pygmaeus

13 Prevost's Squirrel Callosciurus prevostii pluto

14 Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus

15 Ear-spot Squirrel E Callosciurus adamsi

16 Bornean Black-banded Squirrel E Callosciurus orestes

17 Horse-tailed Squirrel Sundasciurus hippurus

18 Brooke’s Squirrel E Sundasciurus brookei

19 Jentink’s Squirrel E Sundasciurus jentinki

20 Low's Squirrel Sundasciurus lowi

21 Plain Pygmy Squirrel E Exilisciurus exilis

22 Whitehead’s Pygmy Squirrel E Exilisciurus whiteheadi

23 Bornean Mountain Ground Squirrel Dremomys everetti

24 Black Flying Squirrel Aeromys tephromelas

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25 Red Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista petaurista

26 Thomas's Flying Squirrel E Aeromys thomasi

27 Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinereus

28 Malay Civet Viverra tangalunga

29 Binturong Arctictis binturong

30 Bornean Striped Palm Civet E Arctogalidia stigmatica

31 Island Palm Civet Paradoxurus philippinensis

32 Banded Civet Hemigalus derbyanus

33 Sunda Clouded Leopard Neofelis diardi borneensis

34 Leopard Cat Prionailusus bengalensis

35 Bornean Pygmy Elephant Elephas maximus borneensis

36 Bearded Pig Sus barbatus

37 Lesser Mouse-Deer Tragulus kanchil

38 Greater Mouse-Deer Tragulus napu

39 Bornean Yellow Muntjac E Muntiacus atherodes

40 Sambar Rusa unicolor

Reptiles

1 Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus

2 Crested Green Lizard Bronchocela cristatella

3 Flying Lizard Draco sp.

4 Barking (Green-eyed) Gecko Gekko smithii

5 Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus

6 Water Monitor Varanus salvator

7 Yellow-ringed Cat (Mangrove) Snake Boiga dendrophila

Amphibians

1 Four-lined Tree Frog Polypedates leucomystax

2 File-eared Frog Polypedates otilophus

3 Wallace’s Flying Frog Racophorus nigropalmatus