Bird Watching in Kinabalu Park

If you are a keen bird watcher, why not consider a whole new experience of bird watching in an utterly different destination? Borneo, the elusive nature and adventure-based destination is increasingly earning recognition as a bird watching hotspot. One of the most acclaimed bird watching sites here is none other than the UNESCO's listed World Heritage Site, Kinabalu Park.

Gazetted in 1964 and covering an area of 754 square kilometers, this flora and fauna paradise also boasts the fabled Mount Kinabalu, which peaks at 12, 455 feet above sea level. The Park encompasses a wide range of habitats, with lowland rain forest found in the Poring Hot Springs region (around 550 meters above sea level), and lower montane forest around the Park Headquarters (1,500 meters). On the eastern part of the park (2, 000 meters), you can also find mesmerizing montane forest enveloping the area around Mesilau Nature Resort.

At 1500 meter above sea level, the cool climate of Kinabalu Park makes it ideal for bird watching without very much hassle from the sunny heat. Enthusiastic birdwatchers are intrigued with the facts that 326 bird species were recorded in the park, which include 58 montane birds and 17 of which are endemic Bornean species. What is more, Kinabalu Park is also reputed to be populated by 77 per cent of the total bird species in Borneo.

You can start watching and photography as early as six every morning. Get your watching gear ready and look out for the Mountain Blackbird, Mountain Leaf Warblers, the endemic Mountain Blackeye and many other species of birds!

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