Planning for your birding holiday in
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Where to watch
birds in Malaysia
With almost 600 species
inhabiting Peninsular Malaysia and about 580 species in Borneo, Malaysia is
a natural attraction for bird watchers. Many birds are common to both
geographic areas, although some species, known as endemic species, are
unique only to a certain location. Birding activities are concentrated in
three distinctive habitat types - montane forests, lowland rainforests and
mangroves.
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Download full checklist of birds of Malaysia
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site. The following links are made specially for you as a source of
reference to kick start your eco holiday or if you want to buy a
camera, lens, binocular, and scope.
Malaysia is a country that
consists of 13 states and 3 federal territories located in Southeast Asia.
The capital city is Kuala Lumpur while Putrajaya is where federal government
administration centre is located. Malaysia is divided into 2 regions by
South China Sea - Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo. Malaysia birders
Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei and Philippines.
Peninsular Malaysia
There are numerous birding
sites in Peninsular Malaysia apart from the key sites which are featured in
all bird watching tours that followed a traditional route organized tour
operators from UK, US, and South Africa. Read more about other birding spots
in Peninsular Malaysia below.
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Taman Rimba Ampang
Lowland forest in Kuala
Lumpur known for spotting the rare blue-banded kingfisher.
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Melaka
This area consists of
various birding habitats such as paddy field, lowland forest and
coastal. Highly rated for crakes. |
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Kuala Gula
This mangrove is known for
waders and mangrove specialist. Simply the best place for owling.
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Paya Indah Wetland
A former tin mine, this area
have been rehabilitated and located a stone throw away from Kuala Lumpur
International Airport. |
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Parit Jawa
My personal favorite for
waders and the endangered lesser adjutant stork. Adjacent to this
mudflat, is a paddy field which is a seasonal raptor site. |
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Putrajaya Wetland
The largest constructed
wetland in Malaysia, this wetland is home to purple swamphen and houses
a rookery (locally known as heronry) for heron, night heron, egret, and
stork. |
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Genting Highland
When time is a factor, I
would recommend this site as it provides a good outing if you are
looking for montane species such as trogon, flycatcher, falconet and
minla. |
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Bukit Tinggi
Highly recommended if you
are a digiscoper or photographer. This is a seasonal site for broadbill,
kingfisher and trogon. |
Borneo
A heaven for eco-tourist, Borneo
is easily one of the most visited natural areas in the country.
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Kinabatangan
Top birding site in Sabah.
Bird watch from the boat.
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Tabin
Wildlife Reserve
A lesser known site among
bird watchers but still hold some surprises for visitors.
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Kinabalu
Park
This is where the highest
peak in Southeast Asia is located. Look for the endemic montane species
at this site.
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Danum Valley
Deep inside the tropical
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Clients Feedback
Weng Chun provided a
wonderful service. I have a slipped disc so I could not lift anything.
Without his excellent help and consideration, this trip would be
impossible. He handled my my luggage, showed me the birds, and even
took photos for me. He is fun to be with. - Dr. Robert Dix, USA
Let me take this
opportunity to thank you for the wonderful time that I had in Kuala
Selangor and Fraser's Hill. I was impressed by your focus on customer
service. It appeared that customer service comes naturally to you.
Your attention for details was amazing. Within that short span of
time, I could watch and photograph a number of species of birds and
monkeys. Before coming to Malaysia, I had never photographed sunbirds.
With you on my side, I felt that photographing such a fast species
became easier. Thanks for your help. - Sabyasachi Patra, India
