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ƐŝĂŶ
ĞŶƟƌĞ
ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ
Borneo
ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ
Kuching.
ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕
'ƵŶƵŶŐ
ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕
ƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚ
BIRDING
species
ZĞĚͲďĞĂƌĚĞĚ
'ƌĞLJͲƌƵŵƉĞĚ
of
DƵůƵ
ZƵĨŽƵƐͲĐŽůůĂƌĞĚ
ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ
Highlands
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
Birding in Sarawak
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
ĞůƵƐŝǀĞ ůĂĐŬ KƌŝŽůĞ͘
50 endemic species.
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
-
ŚŝŐŚůĂŶĚƐ
&ĂŝƌLJͲ ůƵĞďŝƌĚ͕
ŽĨ
ŽƌŶŝƚŚŽůŽŐŝĐĂů
ƚŚĞ
ŽĨ
ĞĞͲ ĂƚĞƌ͕
ƚŚĞ
ĂƐLJ ŝƌĚŝŶŐ ĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ
dƌĞĞƐǁŝŌ͕
EĂƟŽŶĂů
suitable for casual birders.
shorebird,
ƚŚĞ
WĂLJĂ
highland
<ŝŶŐĮƐŚĞƌ͕
ŚŝŶĞƐĞ
WĂƌŬ
ŽƌŶĞĂŶ
'ĂƌŶĞƚ
Frigatebird. 30 mins from Kuching.
-
ĞdžƉĞĚŝƟŽŶƐ
WLJŐŵLJ
including
ůĂĐŬͲǁŝŶŐĞĚ
DĂŐĂ
ŽŵŵŽŶ
forest
ŐƌĞƚƐ
ŝŶ
-
WŝŶŬͲŶĞĐŬĞĚ
ƚŽ
WŝƩĂ͕
ǀĂƟŽŶ dŽǁĞƌ͘ ϰϱ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŇŝŐŚƚ ĨƌŽŵ Dŝƌŝ͘
the
various Hornbills. 1½ hours from Kuching.
ũƵƐƚ
lowland
ůƵĞͲďĂŶĚĞĚ WŝƩĂ͘ ϰϱ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ <ƵĐŚŝŶŐ͘
over
ƐƉŽƚ
Ă
ƐĞĂƌĐŚ
ZƵĨŽƵƐ-
&ůLJĐĂƚĐŚĞƌ-
Sarawak is a bird-watching paradise. Its 22 Impor-
ĂŬŽ EĂƟŽŶĂů WĂƌŬ Ͳ ϳ ĚŝƐƟŶĐƚ ƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚ ĞĐŽƐLJƐ-
ŵĂŶLJ ĞŶĚĞŵŝĐƐ͘ ĂŶŽƉLJ tĂůŬǁĂLJ ĂŶĚ ϯϬŵ KďƐĞƌ-
200
bellied Eagle, all 8 Hornbills found in Borneo and
Egret, Chinese Crested Tern and Christmas Island
ƚŚĞ
ƵŶĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ sŝĞǁ ϭϬй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ
&ůĂŵĞďĂĐŬ͕
Chinese
highland forest - over 250 species, including the
ŽĨ
ϯϬ
Cuckoo, Chestnut-naped Forktail and the stunning
ƚƌŝƉƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĂĚĚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŽ Ă ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ͕ ƚŽ
ĂŬŽ ƵŶƚĂů ĂLJ Ͳ ĞƐƚƵĂƌLJ Θ ŵĂŶŐƌŽǀĞ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ Ͳ ŽǀĞƌ
dŚĞ ĂǀŝĂŶ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ƌĂŶŐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŚĂůĨͲĚĂLJ ďŝƌĚŝŶŐ
minute drive from Kuching, or trek deep into the
WŝŐĞŽŶ͕
^ŚƌŝŬĞ ĂŶĚ DĂŶŐƌŽǀĞ ůƵĞͲ&ůLJĐĂƚĐŚĞƌ͘ ϭ ŚŽƵƌ ĨƌŽŵ
tŚŝƚĞͲ LJĞ͕
ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ŶĞĂƌďLJ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ
<ƵďĂŚ EĂƟŽŶĂů WĂƌŬ - lowland forest - around 100
ZƵƐƚLJͲďƌĞĂƐƚĞĚ
and
tant Bird Areas are home to at least 600 of the
680-plus birds recorded in Borneo, including over
ůƵĞͲ&ůLJĐĂƚĐŚĞƌ͕
dŚĞƐĞ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ĞĂƐŝůLJ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ͕ ŚĂǀĞ ŐŽŽĚ
ŚĞƐƚŶƵƚͲĐƌĞƐƚĞĚ zƵŚŝŶĂ͕ ůLJƚŚ͛Ɛ ,ĂǁŬͲ ĂŐůĞ ĂŶĚ
tems in one small area - more than 150 forest
ϮϰϬ
,ĂǁŬ
ƉĞĐŬĞƌ͕
ĂďďůĞƌ͕
ĂďďůĞƌ͕
ŽƌŶĞĂŶ
Bornean
Mountain
ůĂĐŬͲƐŝĚĞĚ
tŚŝƚĞŚĞĂĚ͛Ɛ
ĂŐůĞ͕
ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕
ůƵĞͲƚŚƌŽĂƚĞĚ
Pic 1
ŇŝŐŚƚ ĨƌŽŵ Dŝƌŝ͘
Chestnut-hooded
^ƚƵďƚĂŝů͕
Pics 1 & 2 © Cat City Holidays
Serpent
ŽƌŶĞĂŶ
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
KƌĂŶŐĞͲďĞůůŝĞĚ
Flowerpecker,
zĞůůŽǁͲƌƵŵƉĞĚ
^ŚŽƌƚͲƚŽĞĚ
ĞĞͲĞĂƚĞƌ͕
Eagle,
&ůŽǁĞƌƉĞĐŬĞƌ͕
^ƉŝĚĞƌŚƵŶƚĞƌ͕
ƚŚĞ
ŽƌŶĞĂŶ
ƵůďƵů͕
Lawas, including 3-4 hour trek.
ŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ ŝƌĚŝŶŐ ĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ
ŽƵĐĂů͕
Bornean
Laughingthrush.
ŝĂƌĚ͛Ɛ
Bornean
6
tŚŝƐƚůĞƌ͕
&ůŽǁĞƌƉĞĐŬĞƌ͕
ŽƌŶĞĂŶ
&ůŽǁĞƌƉĞĐŬĞƌ͕
ƵīLJ
ĂŶĚ
rumped Trogons. 40 minutes from Bintulu.
KůŝǀĞͲďĂĐŬĞĚ
ůƵĞͲďĂŶĚĞĚ
ůĂĐŬͲƚŚƌŽĂƚĞĚ
hours
Treepie,
&ůƵīLJͲďĂĐŬĞĚ dŝƚͲ ĂďďůĞƌ͘ ϰϬ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ Dŝƌŝ͘
Pic 2
ŚĞƐƚŶƵƚ-
^ĐĂƌůĞƚ-
tŽŽĚ-
ĨĞǁĞƌ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ƚƌĞŬŬŝŶŐ͘
WŝƩĂ͕
from
ŽǀĞƌ ϯϬϬ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ ŵĂŶLJ ĞŶĚĞŵŝĐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ
and
>Ăŵďŝƌ ,ŝůůƐ EĂƟŽŶĂů WĂƌŬ - lowland forest - around
ƵůďƵů͕ 'ƌĞĂƚ ƌŐƵƐ WŚĞĂƐĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞůŝŐŚƞƵů
Ͳ ŽŶůLJ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ Ͳ ŶŽ ĐĞŶƐƵƐ ĂƐ LJĞƚ ďƵƚ
dŚĞƐĞ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƐŽ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ͕ ŽīĞƌ
WĂLJĂ DĂŐĂ ,ŝŐŚůĂŶĚƐ Ͳ ŚŝŐŚůĂŶĚ Θ ŵŽŶƚĂŶĞ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ
Kelabit Highlands - highland and montane forest -
ZĞĚͲĞLJĞĚ
&ŝƐŚͲKǁů͕
&ƌŽŐŵŽƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ tŚŝƚĞŚĞĂĚΖƐ ƌŽĂĚďŝůů͘ ϰϱ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ
ďĞĂĐŚ Ͳ ŽǀĞƌ ϭϴϬ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŽƌŶĞĂŶ tƌĞŶ
ĐƌĞƐƚĞĚ zƵŚŝŶĂ͕ ƌŝŵƐŽŶͲ,ĞĂĚĞĚ WĂƌƚƌŝĚŐĞ͕ Ƶůŝƚ
>ĞĂĩŝƌĚ͕
Frogmouth,
tƌĞŶ
tĂůůĂĐĞ͛Ɛ
^ŝŵŝůĂũĂƵ EĂƟŽŶĂů WĂƌŬ Ͳ ůŽǁůĂŶĚ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ͕ ĐůŝīƐ Θ
ŽƌŶĞĂŶ ĂƌďĞƚ͕ DŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ĂƌďĞƚ͕ WLJŐŵLJ /ďŽŶ͕
ŵĂŶLJ ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ĞŶĚĞŵŝĐƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ůĂĐŬ KƌŝŽůĞ͕
ǀŝƐŝƚ
Hotel.
ďĂƚ
ƚŚƌŽĂƚĞĚ
&ƌŽŐŵŽƵƚŚ͕
ŽďƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ
ZƵĨŽƵƐͲďĞůůŝĞĚ
ŽŶƚĂĐƚƐ
ƌŽǁŶ
ƚŽǁĞƌ
ŽďƐĞƌǀĂƚŽƌLJ
^ĂŵƉůĞ /ƟŶĞƌĂƌLJ
^ĂŵƉůĞ /ƟŶĞƌĂƌLJ
ĂŐůĞƐ͘
ĐĂǀĞƐ͘ KǀĞƌŶŝŐŚƚ Ăƚ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ͘
ƚŽ
ĂŶĚ
,ĂǁŬ
tƌĞŶͲ ĂďďůĞƌ͕
;KīĞƌĞĚ ďLJ Ăƚ ŝƚLJ ,ŽůŝĚĂLJƐͿ
;KīĞƌĞĚ ďLJ Ăƚ ŝƚLJ ,ŽůŝĚĂLJƐͿ
ƐƉŽƚ
Kǁů͕
KƉƟŽŶĂů͗
Ăƚ
ǁĂůŬǁĂLJ
ŽƌŶĞĂŶ
ǀŝƐŝƚ
ĂƌƌĞĚ
ϲ ͬϱE DƵůƵ͕ >Ăŵďŝƌ Θ WĂLJĂ DĂŐĂ ŝƌĚŝŶŐ
Kǁů͕ ĞƚĐ͘ KǀĞƌŶŝŐŚƚ Ăƚ DƵůƵ DĂƌƌŝŽƩ ZĞƐŽƌƚ͘
,ĂǁŬƐ
with an excellent in-house bird guide.
; ůĂĐŬ-
&ůLJĐĂƚĐŚĞƌ͕ ůƵĞͲŚĞĂĚĞĚ WŝƩĂ͕ ,ŽƐĞ͛Ɛ ƌŽĂĚďŝůů͕
ĂLJ ϯ Ͳ ŽŶƟŶƵĞ ďŝƌĚŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƉĂƌŬ ƚƌĂŝůƐ͘ ŌĞƌ
ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ͘ ŽŶƟŶƵĞ ďŝƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ
Θ
ƐŚŽǁ
ůƵŶĐŚ͕ ŇLJ ƚŽ Dŝƌŝ͘ ŝŶŶĞƌ Θ ŽǀĞƌŶŝŐŚƚ Ăƚ ŝƚLJ
ĞŶĚĞŵŝĐƐ͘ ŌĞƌ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ͕ ŶŝŐŚƚ ǁĂůŬ ƚŽ ƐƉŽƚ >ĂƌŐĞ
ĂŐůĞ
ĂLJ Ϯ Ͳ ZŝƐĞ ĞĂƌůLJ ƚŽ ƐƉŽƚ ĐĂŶŽƉLJ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ
ĂLJ ϭ Ͳ &ůLJ ĨƌŽŵ Dŝƌŝ ƚŽ DƵůƵ EĂƟŽŶĂů WĂƌŬ͘
^ƉĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ Θ
ůƵĞ
ĂLJ
ďĂĐŬ
ůĂĐŬ
ĂŐůĞ͕
ϱ
ƚŽ
ŽƌŶĞĂŶ
,ŽƌŶďŝůů͕
ďƌĞĂƐƚĞĚ
ĐĂŵƉƐŝƚĞ
-
Highlands,
Dŝƌŝ
DĂŐƉŝĞ͕
then
dƌŽŐŽŶ͕
ĨŽƌ
dƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ
ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ
tŚŝƚĞŚĞĂĚ͛Ɛ
trek
KǀĞƌŶŝŐŚƚ Ăƚ ĐĂŵƉƐŝƚĞ͘
&ƌŽŐŵŽƵƚŚ
ƵƐŬLJ
ďLJ
ďLJ
ŇŝŐŚƚ
^ƚƌĂǁͲŚĞĂĚĞĚ
for
Θ
ĂŶĚĞĚ
ƚŽ
ϰt
ŶŝŐŚƚ
3-4
ƌŽĂĚďŝůů͕
DƵŶŝĂ͕
ŽǀĞƌŶŝŐŚƚ Ăƚ ,ŽƚĞů ^Ğƌŝ DĂůĂLJƐŝĂ͘
ƚŽ
ƵůďƵů͕
ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ƌŽĂĚ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƚĐŚ ŇŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ Dŝƌŝ͘
ĞƚĐ͘
>ĂǁĂƐ͘
ǁĂůŬ
ŽůůĂƌĞĚ
hours
<ŝŶŐĮƐŚĞƌ͕
WĂLJĂ
'ĂƌŶĞƚ
ƚŽ
ŝŶŶĞƌ
ŝŶŶĞƌ
Ăƚ ŝƚLJ ,ŽůŝĚĂLJƐ ;ǁǁǁ͘ĐĂƚĐŝƚLJŚŽůŝĚĂLJƐ͘ĐŽŵͿ ŽīĞƌ ĂŶ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ďŝƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƵƌƐ
KƌĂŶŐĞ-
ƌŽĂĚďŝůů͕ WĂůĞ ůƵĞͲŇLJĐĂƚĐŚĞƌ͘ ŌĞƌ ůƵŶĐŚ͕ ƚƌĞŬ
ƵƐŬLJ
KǁůĞƚ͘
ĂLJ ϲ Ͳ ŽŶƟŶƵĞ ďŝƌĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƵƐŚLJͲĐƌĞƐƚĞĚ
ZƵĨŽƵƐͲƚĂŝůĞĚ ^ŚĂŵĂ͕ ĞƚĐ͘ ŌĞƌ ůƵŶĐŚ͕ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ
Θ
WŝƩĂ͕
ĂLJ ϰ Ͳ dƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ƚŽ >Ăŵďŝƌ ,ŝůůƐ EĂƟŽŶĂů WĂƌŬ ƚŽ
search for over Bornean Bristlehead, Bornean
DĂŐĂ
Ăƚ
ƐƉŽƚ
ƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ůĂĐŬ KƌŝŽůĞ͕ DŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ^ĞƌƉĞŶƚ
through
ŵŽŶƚĂŶĞ ŚĞĂƚŚ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ ƚŽ ĂŶ ĂůƟƚƵĚĞ ŽĨ ϭ͕ϰϬϬŵ͕
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