Bird Watching

For beginners or Avian addicts, birdwatching out of the Tungog Rainforest Eco Camp is one of Southeast Asia’s hidden surprises. With more than 200 species of bird being observed in the Pin-Supu Forest Reserve, that’s too many to squeeze into a short blurb about birdwatching out of the Tungog Rainforest Eco Camp. Common residents include the friendly and colourful Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida) and the Black & Crimson Pitta (Erythropitta ussheri). Of the eight hornbill species present in the forest around the Eco Camp the large White-crowned Hornbill (Berenicornis comatus), Wrinkled Hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus) and the Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) are most common with the Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) most common on any river cruise. Colourful birds such as the Black-and-red Broadbill (Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos), Banded kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella) and the Diard's Trogon (Harpactes diardii) are also not uncommon sights. Beautiful wetland birds are also observed daily such as the Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster), the Storm's Stork (Ciconia stormi), and the Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus). On very rare occasions we have been astounded to witness the Bornean Ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx radiceus) and the even rarer Giant Pitta (Hydrornis caeruleus) have been recorded in the forests around the Tungog Lake.

Join one of our specialist forest guides or kick-back on our Camp Platforms and wait for the birds to come to you. Interested to try our place for your next Borneo Birdwatching Sojourn, contact us…