Bird AlbumMalaysia · Sabah
Kinabalu Park – HQ area
150 species and 66,404 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–March, May–June and August, with up to 96 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Bornean TreepieDendrocitta cinerascens
Temminck's SunbirdAethopyga temminckii
Chestnut-hooded LaughingthrushPterorhinus treacheri
Mountain Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus trivirgatus
Bornean WhistlerPachycephala hypoxantha
White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis
Indigo FlycatcherEumyias indigo
Black-sided FlowerpeckerDicaeum monticolum
Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatus
Yellow-breasted WarblerPhylloscopus montis
Grey-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solaris
Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus
Black-capped White-eyeZosterops atricapilla
Bornean Whistling ThrushMyophonus borneensisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kinabalu Park – Silau Silau Trail0 km127 species
- Kinabalu Park – Hill Lodge0 km113 species
- Kinabalu Park – Road to Timpohon Gate Road1 km135 species
- Kinabalu Park – Kiau View/Silau Silau Trail Junction1 km95 species
- Kinabalu Park – Power Station Road1 km138 species
- Kinabalu Park – Timpohon Gate2 km120 species
All 150 species recorded here
- Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush Pterorhinus treacheri
- Bornean Treepie Dendrocitta cinerascens
- Chestnut-crested Yuhina Staphida everetti
- Bornean Whistler Pachycephala hypoxantha
- Yellow-breasted Warbler Phylloscopus montis
- Indigo Flycatcher Eumyias indigo
- Mountain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus trivirgatus
- White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
- Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii
- Golden-naped Barbet Psilopogon pulcherrimus
- Black-capped White-eye Zosterops atricapilla
- Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps
- Bornean Whistling Thrush Myophonus borneensis
- Plume-toed Swiftlet Collocalia affinis
- Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris
- Mountain Tailorbird Phyllergates cucullatus
- Black-sided Flowerpecker Dicaeum monticolum
- Penan Bulbul Alophoixus ruficrissus
- Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Crimson-headed Partridge Haematortyx sanguiniceps
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher Vauriella gularis
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra
- White-browed Shrike-babbler Pteruthius aeralatus
- Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia
- Bornean Forktail Enicurus borneensis
- Bornean Shortwing Brachypteryx erythrogyna
- Bornean Stubtail Urosphena whiteheadi
- Red-breasted Partridge Arborophila hyperythra
- Aberrant Bush Warbler Horornis flavolivaceus
- Whitehead's Broadbill Calyptomena whiteheadi
- Temminck's Babbler Pellorneum pyrrogenys
- Sunda Cuckooshrike Coracina larvata
- Mountain Wren-Babbler Gypsophila crassa
- Whitehead's Trogon Harpactes whiteheadi
- Sunda Cuckoo Cuculus lepidus
- Checker-throated Woodpecker Chrysophlegma mentale
- Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Bare-headed Laughingthrush Melanocichla calva
- Fruithunter Chlamydochaera jefferyi
- Mountain Barbet Psilopogon monticola
- Whitehead's Spiderhunter Arachnothera juliae
- Javan Oriole Oriolus cruentus
- Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
- Pale-faced Bulbul Pycnonotus leucops
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Pygmy Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsoni
- Sunda Owlet Taenioptynx sylvaticus
- Everett's Thrush Zoothera everetti
- Dark Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx bocki
- White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Mountain Serpent Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis
- Mountain Scops Owl Otus spilocephalus
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris
- Bornean Leafbird Chloropsis kinabaluensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Orange-backed Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes validus
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Blyth's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus alboniger
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- Dusky Munia Lonchura fuscans
- Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
- Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps
- Bornean Spiderhunter Arachnothera everetti
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Giant Swiftlet Hydrochous gigas
- Pygmy Heleia Heleia squamifrons
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Barred Eagle-Owl Ketupa sumatrana
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Bornean Swiftlet Collocalia dodgei
- Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
- Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae
- Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Javan Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus montanus
- Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch Erythrura hyperythra
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus
- Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane
- Cinereous Bulbul Hemixos cinereus
- Golden-whiskered Barbet Psilopogon chrysopogon
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma
- Banded Woodpecker Chrysophlegma miniaceum
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Lesser Cuckooshrike Lalage fimbriata
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Bornean Barbet Psilopogon eximius
- Oriental Bay Owl Phodilus badius
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis
- Bornean Frogmouth Batrachostomus mixtus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Philippine Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia tenuirostris
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis
- Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher Alcedo euryzona
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Orange-breasted Trogon Harpactes oreskios
- Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler Napothera epilepidota
- Giant Pitta Hydrornis caeruleus
- Bornean Bulbul Rubigula montis
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor
- Oriental Hobby Falco severus
- Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
- Northern Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx hyperythrus
- Von Schrenck's Bittern Botaurus eurhythmus
- Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
- Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata
- Sundaic Island Thrush Turdus javanicus
- Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Pachyglossa chrysorrhea
- Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Zappey's Flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kinabalu Park – HQ area?
February–March, May–June and August. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 96 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kinabalu Park – HQ area?
150 species, from 66,404 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kinabalu Park – HQ area in November?
The most recorded in November: Bornean Treepie, Temminck's Sunbird, Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush, Mountain Leaf Warbler and Bornean Whistler.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.