With more than 700 species of beautiful birds to grace Malaysia’s picturesque islands, travelers from all around the world are not only enticed to visit the region and experience the adventure of a lifetime, but are eager to capture visions ...[ read more ]
Category: Birds of Malaysia
Introduction
It is a treasure house of some of the most varied fauna and flora, both terrestrial and marine, on the planet. Its rainforest is inhabited by tigers, leopards, elephants, sambar-deer, sun-bears, tapir, rhino and many other wonderful mammals. It reverberates ...[ read more ]
Kingfishers
By comparison there are only 1 species in UK. This is very good indication of the great diversity of fauna a rainforest can keep. Here at the Datai area you we have 5 and you are likely to see at ...[ read more ]
Hornbills
The Great Hornbill, from the tip of its beak to the tip of its tail it measures at 1.20 meters. Its call is a distinct and loud Gok! Gok! Gok! and sometimes followed with a Gawarrrr !! When this bird ...[ read more ]
Birds of prey
Among the commonly seen are the White bellied sea eagle, Brahminy kite, Changeable Hawk eagle, Jerdon Baza, Crested Serpent eagle, Crested goshawk and the Japanese sparrow hawk. The former 3 even nest at the area and the nesting months are ...[ read more ]