Saturday 5: flight KLM 15:50 arrival Kuala Lumpur + FLIGHT KL-KOTA 18:45-21:00

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1 Borneo (Sabah) 5 March - 22 March 2011 Saturday 5: flight KLM 15:50 arrival Kuala Lumpur + FLIGHT KL-KOTA 18:45-21:00 Sunday 6: Birding Mt Kinabalu 1 Monday 7: Birding Mt Kinabalu 2 Tuesday 8: Birding Mt Kinabalu 3 Wednesday 9: Birding Mt Kinabalu 4 Thursday 10: Birding Poring hot springs 1 friday 11: Birding Poring Hot Springs 2 -> to Semporna saturday 12: Diving day Mabul 1 sunday 13 : Diving day Mabul 2 Monday 14: Diving day Mabul 3 Tuesday 15: Diving 4 + birding Mataking Wednesday 16: -> Danum Valley Field Center + (night)birding DVFC Thursday 17: Birding DVFC 1 friday 18: Birding DVFC 2 saturday 19: Birding DVFC 3 sunday 20: Birding DVFC 4 Monday 21: Tuesday 22: -> Lahad Datu -> Kota Kinabalu Likas bay + FLIGHT Airasia KK -> Manila MANILA Introduction Bird list From 06/03/2011 till 22/03/2011 Tabon Scrubfowl Megapodius cumingii 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp cumingii - 1 seen very well not far on the trail from the jetty. Red-breasted Partridge Arborophila hyperythra 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp erythrophrys - 4 were seen very well on the Pandanus trail at dusk. Crimson-headed Partridge Haematortyx sanguiniceps 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - HO - near the Timpohon gate. 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 seen very well along the Kiau View trail Crested Partridge Rollulus rouloul Near-threatened (NT) 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - HO - on the entrance road.

2 Crested Fireback Lophura ignita Near-threatened (NT) 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - NC - Not seen by myself - ssp nobilis - a couple on the nature trail. Great Argus Argusianus argus Near-threatened (NT) 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp grayi - One very confiding male seen walking for 10 minutes below the tree platform at the beginning of the waterfall trail. Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi Critically endangered (CR) 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - NC - Possibly this species - Possibly seen between the Lessers, but not sure. Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp ariel flying over Mabul at dusk towards their roost. Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - some Gray Heron Ardea cinerea 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp jouyi - some. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp manilensis - some. 22/03/ Likas lagoon - ssp manilensis - A breeding colony with some juveniles. Great Egret Ardea alba 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp modesta - some. 22/03/ Likas lagoon - ssp modesta - some. Little Egret Egretta garzetta 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp garzetta - some. 22/03/ Likas lagoon - ssp garzetta - some. Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp sacra - One dark morph on Manukan. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp coromandus - some. Striated Heron Butorides striata 22/03/ Likas lagoon - ssp javanica - some. Rufous Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp manillensis - fairly common on islands and flying in between Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp alcinus - 1 overhead at dusk from the entrance road. Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp intermedius - 1 White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - 1 Mountain Serpent-Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis Vulnerable (VU) Restricted range

3 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - HO - From the Timpohon gate. Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp pallidus - 1 near the dormitory Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp malayensis - 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp limnaeetus - 1 soaring White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus 16/03/ on the road to DVFC - ssp phoenicurus - 1 Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp indicus - some. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp orientalis - some. Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - some. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - some. 20/03/ DVFC full day 4-1 on the road in the pooring rain. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - some. Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp cristatus - some Rock Pigeon Columba livia 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - NC - Feral - common Island Collared-Dove Streptopelia bitorquata 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp dusumieri - 1 on Mataking. Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp tigrina - common Little Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia ruficeps 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp nana - 1 seen 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - HO - ssp nana Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp indica - 1 flushed on the Waterfall trail. Zebra Dove Geopelia striata 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - some Pink-necked Pigeon Treron vernans 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - 4 on Mataking Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea

4 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp aenea /03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp aenea - some 22/03/ Likas lagoon - ssp aenea - some. Gray Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pickeringii Vulnerable (VU) Restricted range 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp pickeringii - 1 on Mataking Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot Loriculus galgulus 18/03/ DVFC full day 2-1 male on the entrance road. Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp bocki - At the lower end of the Pandanus trail. Better be split as Bock's Hawk-cuckoo, much smaller than Large! 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - HO - ssp sparverioides - Wintering in Sabah. Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - HO - ssp concretus 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - HO - ssp concretus Asian Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp lugubris Chestnut-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus sumatranus Near-threatened (NT) 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - NC - Not seen by myself - 1 Raffles's Malkoha Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp chlorophaeus /03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp chlorophaeus - 3 or 4 Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp microrhinus /03/ Poring hot springs - ssp microrhinus /03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp microrhinus - 1 Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp javanensis - some in scrub near the dormitory. Mountain Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - HO - ssp luciae Barred Eagle-Owl Bubo sumatranus 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp strepitans - 1 at dusk, flying and perched shortly in a small tree. Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupu 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - HO - ssp ketupu - At the entrance road. Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp salvadorii - 2 birds flushed from their roost on Mataking Silver-rumped Needletail Rhaphidura leucopygialis 16/03/ on the road to DVFC - some on the entrance road to DVFC 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - some. 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - some. 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - some 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - some

5 Waterfall Swift Hydrochous gigas Near-threatened (NT) 10/03/ Poring hot springs - 3 above the hot springs Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp cyanoptila - common all over Borneo. Cave Swiftlet Collocalia linchi 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp dodgei - some. 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp dodgei - some. House Swift Apus nipalensis 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp subfurcatus - common Gray-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp harterti - 2 on the entrance road 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp harterti - some Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata 16/03/ on the road to DVFC - ssp comata - 1 on the entrance road 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp comata - 1 hunting near the suspension bridge. 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp comata - The same bird hunting near the suspension bridge Red-naped Trogon Harpactes kasumba Near-threatened (NT) 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp impavidus - a female 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp impavidus - 1 female Diard's Trogon Harpactes diardii Near-threatened (NT) 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - HO - ssp diardii 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp diardii - 1 Whitehead's Trogon Harpactes whiteheadi Near-threatened (NT) 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 male on the Pandanus trail 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 male on the same spot Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii Near-threatened (NT) 18/03/ DVFC full day /03/ DVFC full day 3-1 male on the nature trail. Blue-banded Kingfisher Alcedo euryzona Vulnerable (VU) 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp peninsulae - 1 at the Waterfall (Waterfall trail) Black-backed Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp motleyi - 1 Banded Kingfisher Lacedo pulchella 10/03/ Poring hot springs - NC - Not seen by myself Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp laubmannianus - some 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp laubmannianus - some. Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp viridis - 2 near the suspension bridge. Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

6 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp deignani - 2 near the dormitory. 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp deignani - 3 near the dormitory Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros Near-threatened (NT) 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp borneoensis - 3 flying. Helmeted Hornbill Buceros vigil Near-threatened (NT) 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - HO 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - HO 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - HO 20/03/ DVFC full day 4-1 Wreathed Hornbill Aceros undulatus 10/03/ Poring hot springs /03/ Poring hot springs - HO Gold-whiskered Barbet Megalaima chrysopogon 11/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp chrysopsis - In trees near the football field. Red-throated Barbet Megalaima mystacophanos Near-threatened (NT) 11/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp mystacophanos - In trees near the football field. Yellow-crowned Barbet Megalaima henricii Near-threatened (NT) 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - HO - ssp brachyrhyncha 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp brachyrhyncha - Some seen from the dormitory in the scope. 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - HO - ssp brachyrhyncha Golden-naped Barbet Megalaima pulcherrima 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 seen very well on the summit trail; more heard. 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - HO 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - some Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp abnormis - 1 near the waterfall 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp abnormis /03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp abnormis - 1 Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp badiosus - A couple at the Kipungit waterfall. White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - NC - Not seen by myself - ssp javensis - 1 Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp observandus /03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp observandus - 1 Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - some. 19/03/ DVFC full day /03/ DVFC full day 4-1 Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes tristis 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp grammithorax /03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp grammithorax - 1 in a big flock

7 Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki Near-threatened (NT) 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp tukki - 1 in a big flock. Gray-and-buff Woodpecker Hemicircus concretus 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - NC - Not seen by myself - ssp sordidus /03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp sordidus - 1 seen well. Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus 10/03/ Poring hot springs - HO 11/03/ Poring hot springs - HO - ssp brookei 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp brookei more heard. Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus Near-threatened (NT) 10/03/ Poring hot springs - Seen very well and came quite low 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - some 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - some with very good views Giant Pitta Pitta caerulea Near-threatened (NT) 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp hosei - All was silent except for the first afternoon at Danum. Heard near the end of the Waterfall trail. The sound came from rather deep in the valley and thus the beast was not searched for. Banded Pitta Pitta guajana 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp schwaneri - 1 flushed and seen bad near the river on the waterfall trail. The trail follows the main river for a while at that point. 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp schwaneri - 1 reacted to playback but was seen badly on the Waterfall trail. No Banded Pittas were heard calling during 4 days on this trail, but luckily this one was so good to react. 18/03/ DVFC full day 2-1 was seen very well after playback on the Waterfall trail on the same spot. The spot can be recognised by two fallen logs (distance approx 10 meters) that are perpendicular on the direction of the trail and that are cut through (to clear the trail). Blue-headed Pitta Pitta baudii Vulnerable (VU) 20/03/ DVFC full day 4-1 female reacted to random playback and gave good views. Not a single Blue-headed was heard for 4 days on the Waterfall trail, nor on the grid trail (were less time was spent). Blue-banded Pitta Pitta arquata 10/03/ Poring hot springs - HO - At the first patch of bamboo going up the Langanan waterfall trail, after the second river crossing. Only calling briefly and no response to playback. 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - NC - Not seen by myself - Joris saw a flash of red and blue over the trail while I was exploring the bamboo at the end of the Waterfall trail. Most probably this species. However, Blue-banded pittas were not responsive to playback, and it did not call for 4 subsequent days at this Black-headed Pitta Pitta ussheri Near-threatened (NT) Restricted range 17/03/ DVFC full day 1-1 hopping on the trail in the eastern grid at dawn. 19/03/ DVFC full day 3-1 sitting at eye level on the grid (W10) in a small gully. Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp sulphurea - 1 on Mataking Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhoptera 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp pyrhoptera - a couple 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp pyrhoptera - some. 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp pyrhoptera - 1

8 Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velata Near-threatened (NT) 11/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp caesia - 1 male 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp caesia - 1 White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp leucorynchus - Common. Bornean Bristlehead Pityriasis gymnocephala Near-threatened (NT) 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - About birds foraging. Seen very well from the treeplatform at the start of the waterfall trail. Common Iora Aegithina tiphia 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp aequanimis /03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp aequanimis - 1 Green Iora Aegithina viridissima Near-threatened (NT) 11/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp viridissima /03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp viridissima - 1 from the suspension bridge. Bar-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina striata 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp sumatrensis - 1 Pied Triller Lalage nigra 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp chilensis - 1 on Mataking. Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus Near-threatened (NT) 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp igneus - some. Gray-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp cinereigula - some at the beginning of the summit trail. 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp cinereigula - some. 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp cinereigula - some. Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala grisola 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - Common on Manukan. White-vented Whistler Pachycephala homeyeri 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - 1 on Mataking. Bornean Whistler Pachycephala hypoxantha 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp hypoxantha - 1 in a flock. Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus Near-threatened (NT) 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp consobrinus /03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp consobrinus - 1 in a big flock. Black-and-crimson Oriole Oriolus cruentus 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp vulneratus - 1 on the Silau-silau trail in a big flock with Laughingthrushes. Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp stigmatops - 1 at Timpohon gate seen there every day. 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp stigmatops /03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp stigmatops - 1 Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus

9 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp malayensis /03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp malayensis - 1 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp brachyphorus - 1 at the Nature trail White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp kinabalu - some 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp kinabalu - some. 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp kinabalu - some. Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp longicauda /03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp longicauda /03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp longicauda - some 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp longicauda - some Spotted Fantail Rhipidura perlata 10/03/ Poring hot springs - 1 in a flock 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - some 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - some Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp prophata /03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp prophata - 1 Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp borneensis - 1 splendid white male on the grid. Crested Jay Platylophus galericulatus Near-threatened (NT) 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp coronatus - 1 close to the waterfall in a flock. 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp coronatus - some vocal birds in a flock around the campsite. Short-tailed Magpie Cissa thalassina 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp jeffreyi - 2 in a big flock on Silau-Silau. Bornean Treepie Dendrocitta cinerascens Country endemic 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - Common. 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - Common. 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - common. House Crow Corvus splendens 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - NC - Feral - some feral, probably insulens Slender-billed Crow Corvus enca 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp compilator - some. 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp compilator - some 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp compilator - some Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp gutturalis - Some. Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp javanica - Very common along the east coast of Sabah and small islands.

10 Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis 11/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp ceylonensis - 1 Bornean Stubtail Urosphena whiteheadi 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 on the Bukit Ular trail, 500m marker. 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 on the Kiau View trail, 1 second away from the perfect picture... Sunda Bush-Warbler Cettia vulcania 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp oreophila - Common from the Timpohon gate and higher. 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp oreophila - common higher up. Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp schwaneri - 1 at the 2.8 marker in a flock. Mountain Tailorbird Phyllergates cucullatus 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp cinereicollis - some. 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp cinereicollis - some. 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp cinereicollis - Some. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp corralipes - One in a big flock on the Waterfall trail (out of only 2 big flocks in 4 days) Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus Vulnerable (VU) 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - NC - Not seen by myself - 2 near the suspension bridge. 19/03/ DVFC full day 3-2 near the suspension bridge. Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp atriceps - 1 at the Timpohon gate. 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp atriceps - 1 Scaly-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus squamatus Near-threatened (NT) 11/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp borneensis - 2 or 3 Gray-bellied Bulbul Pycnonotus cyaniventris Near-threatened (NT) 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp paroticalis - 1 seen on the grid. Puff-backed Bulbul Pycnonotus eutilotus Near-threatened (NT) 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - a couple. Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp leucops - common higher up the summit trail. Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp gourdini - common 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp gourdini - common 16/03/ on the road to DVFC - ssp gourdini - common. Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp billitonis - 2 Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp perplexus - 2. Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus 11/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp brunneus - 1

11 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp brunneus - 1 Spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus erythropthalmos 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp salvadorii - 1 Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp ruficrissus - common. 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp ruficrissus - common. 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp ruficrissus - common. 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp ruficrissus - some Gray-cheeked Bulbul Alophoixus bres 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp gutturalis - some. 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp gutturalis - 1 Yellow-bellied Bulbul Alophoixus phaeocephalus 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp connectens - some. 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp connectens - some. 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp connectens - some. Buff-vented Bulbul Iole olivacea Near-threatened (NT) 18/03/ DVFC full day 2-1 Streaked Bulbul Ixos malaccensis Near-threatened (NT) 11/03/ Poring hot springs /03/ DVFC full day 3 - NC - Not seen by myself - 1 Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala 11/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp connectens - 1 Mountain Warbler Phylloscopus trivirgatus 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp kinabaluensis - Fairly common on the summit trail. Yellow-breasted Warbler Seicercus montis 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp montis - some 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp montis - 1 Oriental Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - 1 seen, more heard. Friendly Bush-Warbler Bradypterus accentor Country endemic 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 very close on the summit trail (about 2-3 kms up) Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp sericeus - some on Manukan. 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp sericeus - 1 Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp borneoensis /03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp borneoensis - 1 Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp latrunculus - Some seen near the suspension bridge. Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella 10/03/ Poring hot springs - NC - Not seen by myself - ssp crinigera - 1

12 Gray-chested Jungle-Flycatcher Rhinomyias umbratilis Near-threatened (NT) 18/03/ DVFC full day 2-1 Eyebrowed Jungle-Flycatcher Rhinomyias gularis 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 on the Summit trail 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 on Kiau View trail Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP /03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp sumatrana - some Rufous-chested Flycatcher Ficedula dumetoria Near-threatened (NT) 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp muelleri - In Bamboo at the end of the waterfall trail. Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp westermanni - some Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP /03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 at Timpohon Indigo Flycatcher Eumyias indigo 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp cerviniventris - fairly common 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp cerviniventris - some White-tailed Flycatcher Cyornis concretus 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp everetti - 1 Hill Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis banyumas 11/03/ Poring hot springs - HO - ssp coeruleatus Long-billed Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus Vulnerable (VU) 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp caerulatus - 1 Bornean Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis superbus 10/03/ Poring hot springs - 1 Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp rufigastra - 1 seen on Manukan, more heard. 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp rufigastra - 1 on Mataking Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher Muscicapella hodgsoni 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - NC - Not seen by myself - ssp sondaica - 1 Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp bochaiensis - 1 male on the waterfall trail 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp bochaiensis - 1 near the small suspension bridge leading to the waterfall trail. Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp adamsi - a couple 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp adamsi - some

13 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp stricklandii /03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp stricklandii - some. 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp stricklandii - some. Rufous-tailed Shama Trichixos pyrropygus Near-threatened (NT) 17/03/ DVFC full day 1-1 White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp borneensis - some. 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp borneensis - some. 10/03/ Poring hot springs - HO - ssp frontalis 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp frontalis - some 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp frontalis - some Bornean Whistling-Thrush Myophonus borneensis 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - common 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - common 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - common Everett's Thrush Zoothera everetti Near-threatened (NT) Country endemic 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 hopping along the road at dusk. 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 with some worms in his beak (probably feeding young) Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus 11/03/ Poring hot springs - 1 Fruit-hunter Chlamydochaera jefferyi 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - HO - At the beginning of the summit trail 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - HO - Frustratingly, heard very close but not seen. White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx montana 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp erythrogyna - a couple seen very well on the Summit trail 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - HO - ssp erythrogyna Sunda Laughingthrush Garrulax palliatus 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp schistochlamys - Some in flocks with Chestnut-capped laughers. 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp schistochlamys - fairly common in flocks. Bare-headed Laughingthrush Garrulax calvus 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - at the crossing of Kiau View and Silau-silau (at least 15) Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush Garrulax mitratus 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp treacheri - Common 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp treacheri - Most common laughingthrush at all elevations. White-chested Babbler Trichastoma rostratum Near-threatened (NT) 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp macropterum - 1 on the east grid Ferruginous Babbler Trichastoma bicolor 20/03/ DVFC full day 4-1 Horsfield's Babbler Malacocincla sepiaria 10/03/ Poring hot springs - NC - Not seen by myself - ssp harterti - 1

14 Short-tailed Babbler Malacocincla malaccensis Near-threatened (NT) 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp poliogenys - a couple. 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp poliogenys - a couple. Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum capistratum 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp capistratoides - some. Sooty-capped Babbler Malacopteron affine Near-threatened (NT) 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp phoeniceum - 1 Scaly-crowned Babbler Malacopteron cinereum 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp cinereum - common 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp cinereum - common Rufous-crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum Near-threatened (NT) 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp saba - a couple Bornean Wren-Babbler Ptilocichla leucogrammica Vulnerable (VU) 19/03/ DVFC full day 3-4 or 5 near W0N10 Striped Wren-Babbler Kenopia striata Near-threatened (NT) 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - HO - On the waterfall trail, not responsive. Black-throated Wren-Babbler Turdinus atrigularis Near-threatened (NT) 20/03/ DVFC full day 4-2 after random (at seemingly good habitat) playback on the waterfall trail. Mountain Wren-Babbler Napothera crassa 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - A big group of around 10 birds lured in on the Pandanus trail, after random playback in seemingly good habitat. Rufous-fronted Babbler Stachyris rufifrons 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp sarawacensis - some 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - HO - ssp sarawacensis Gray-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp borneensis - fairly common. 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp borneensis - fairly common White-necked Babbler Stachyris leucotis Near-threatened (NT) 11/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp obscurata - 1 after random playback in good habitat, around the 2000m marker. Black-throated Babbler Stachyris nigricollis Near-threatened (NT) 17/03/ DVFC full day 1-1 Chestnut-rumped Babbler Stachyris maculata Near-threatened (NT) 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp maculata - 2 from the suspension bridge Chestnut-winged Babbler Stachyris erythroptera 11/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp bicolor /03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp bicolor - 1 Bold-striped Tit-Babbler Macronous bornensis 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp bornensis /03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp bornensis - some

15 Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler Macronous ptilosus Near-threatened (NT) 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp reclusus - 3 or 4 on the east grid 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp reclusus - some. White-browed Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp robinsoni - some on the Summit trail 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp robinsoni - A couple on the upper Kiau View trail, more heard. Brown Fulvetta Alcippe brunneicauda Near-threatened (NT) 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp eriphaea - some 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp eriphaea - some 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp eriphaea - some Chestnut-crested Yuhina Yuhina everetti 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - common. 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - common. Black-capped White-eye Zosterops atricapilla 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp atricapilla - common 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp atricapilla - some 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp atricapilla - some Mountain Black-eye Chlorocharis emiliae 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp emiliae - Some on the Summit trail Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp eustathis - some. Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp zosterops - a couple 16/03/ on the road to DVFC - ssp zosterops - a couple 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp zosterops - 1 Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon Near-threatened (NT) 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp cyanopogon - some 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp cyanopogon /03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp cyanopogon - a couple Bornean Leafbird Chloropsis kinabaluensis 10/03/ Poring hot springs - 1 in a flowering tree. Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus maculatus 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp maculatus - 1 Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus percussus 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - NC - Possibly this species - ssp ignicapilla - 1 Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker Prionochilus xanthopygius 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - some Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile 11/03/ Poring hot springs - HO - ssp modestum 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp modestum /03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp modestum - 1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma

16 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp dayakanum - some 11/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp dayakanum - some Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp borneanum - 1 Black-sided Flowerpecker Dicaeum monticolum 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 on the Summit trail. Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp borneana - a couple building a nest near the restaurant Plain-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp borneensis - 1 Red-throated Sunbird Anthreptes rhodolaemus Near-threatened (NT) 18/03/ DVFC full day 2-1 Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp ornatus - some 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp ornatus - some 11/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp ornatus - some Eastern Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp siparaja - 1 on Manukan Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 at the Timpohon gate Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp buettikoferi - some 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp buettikoferi - some 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp buettikoferi - some 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp buettikoferi - some Long-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera robusta 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp robusta - 1 Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster 10/03/ Poring hot springs - 1 Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys 11/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp harrissoni - 2 Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera affinis 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp everetti - 1 Whitehead's Spiderhunter Arachnothera juliae 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - HO Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp cinerea - fairly common on Mt Kinabalu Dusky Munia Lonchura fuscans 11/03/ Poring hot springs - fairly common

17 Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp jagori - common 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp jagori - common Total number of birds: 231 Sabah march 2011 From 06/03/2011 till 22/03/2011 Tabon Scrubfowl Megapodius cumingii 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp cumingii - 1 seen very well not far on the trail from the jetty. Red-breasted Partridge Arborophila hyperythra 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp erythrophrys - 4 were seen very well on the Pandanus trail at dusk. Crimson-headed Partridge Haematortyx sanguiniceps 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - HO - near the Timpohon gate. 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 seen very well along the Kiau View trail Crested Partridge Rollulus rouloul Near-threatened (NT) 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - HO - on the entrance road. Crested Fireback Lophura ignita Near-threatened (NT) 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - NC - Not seen by myself - ssp nobilis - a couple on the nature trail. Great Argus Argusianus argus Near-threatened (NT) 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp grayi - One very confiding male seen walking for 10 minutes below the tree platform at the beginning of the waterfall trail. Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi Critically endangered (CR) 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - NC - Possibly this species - Possibly seen between the Lessers, but not sure. Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp ariel flying over Mabul at dusk towards their roost. Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - some Gray Heron Ardea cinerea 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp jouyi - some. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp manilensis - some. 22/03/ Likas lagoon - ssp manilensis - A breeding colony with some juveniles. Great Egret Ardea alba 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp modesta - some. 22/03/ Likas lagoon - ssp modesta - some. Little Egret Egretta garzetta 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp garzetta - some. 22/03/ Likas lagoon - ssp garzetta - some. Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp sacra - One dark morph on Manukan.

18 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp coromandus - some. Striated Heron Butorides striata 22/03/ Likas lagoon - ssp javanica - some. Rufous Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp manillensis - fairly common on islands and flying in between Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp alcinus - 1 overhead at dusk from the entrance road. Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp intermedius - 1 White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - 1 Mountain Serpent-Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis Vulnerable (VU) Restricted range 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - HO - From the Timpohon gate. Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp pallidus - 1 near the dormitory Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp malayensis - 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp limnaeetus - 1 soaring White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus 16/03/ on the road to DVFC - ssp phoenicurus - 1 Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp indicus - some. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp orientalis - some. Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - some. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - some. 20/03/ DVFC full day 4-1 on the road in the pooring rain. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - some. Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp cristatus - some Rock Pigeon Columba livia 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - NC - Feral - common

19 Island Collared-Dove Streptopelia bitorquata 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp dusumieri - 1 on Mataking. Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp tigrina - common Little Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia ruficeps 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp nana - 1 seen 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - HO - ssp nana Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp indica - 1 flushed on the Waterfall trail. Zebra Dove Geopelia striata 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - some Pink-necked Pigeon Treron vernans 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - 4 on Mataking Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp aenea /03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp aenea - some 22/03/ Likas lagoon - ssp aenea - some. Gray Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pickeringii Vulnerable (VU) Restricted range 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp pickeringii - 1 on Mataking Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot Loriculus galgulus 18/03/ DVFC full day 2-1 male on the entrance road. Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp bocki - At the lower end of the Pandanus trail. Better be split as Bock's Hawk-cuckoo, much smaller than Large! 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - HO - ssp sparverioides - Wintering in Sabah. Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - HO - ssp concretus 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - HO - ssp concretus Asian Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp lugubris Chestnut-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus sumatranus Near-threatened (NT) 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - NC - Not seen by myself - 1 Raffles's Malkoha Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp chlorophaeus /03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp chlorophaeus - 3 or 4 Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp microrhinus /03/ Poring hot springs - ssp microrhinus /03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp microrhinus - 1

20 Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp javanensis - some in scrub near the dormitory. Mountain Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - HO - ssp luciae Barred Eagle-Owl Bubo sumatranus 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp strepitans - 1 at dusk, flying and perched shortly in a small tree. Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupu 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - HO - ssp ketupu - At the entrance road. Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp salvadorii - 2 birds flushed from their roost on Mataking Silver-rumped Needletail Rhaphidura leucopygialis 16/03/ on the road to DVFC - some on the entrance road to DVFC 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - some. 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - some. 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - some 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - some Waterfall Swift Hydrochous gigas Near-threatened (NT) 10/03/ Poring hot springs - 3 above the hot springs Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp cyanoptila - common all over Borneo. Cave Swiftlet Collocalia linchi 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp dodgei - some. 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp dodgei - some. House Swift Apus nipalensis 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp subfurcatus - common Gray-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp harterti - 2 on the entrance road 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp harterti - some Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata 16/03/ on the road to DVFC - ssp comata - 1 on the entrance road 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp comata - 1 hunting near the suspension bridge. 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp comata - The same bird hunting near the suspension bridge Red-naped Trogon Harpactes kasumba Near-threatened (NT) 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp impavidus - a female 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp impavidus - 1 female Diard's Trogon Harpactes diardii Near-threatened (NT) 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - HO - ssp diardii 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp diardii - 1 Whitehead's Trogon Harpactes whiteheadi Near-threatened (NT) 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 male on the Pandanus trail 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 male on the same spot

21 Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii Near-threatened (NT) 18/03/ DVFC full day /03/ DVFC full day 3-1 male on the nature trail. Blue-banded Kingfisher Alcedo euryzona Vulnerable (VU) 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp peninsulae - 1 at the Waterfall (Waterfall trail) Black-backed Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp motleyi - 1 Banded Kingfisher Lacedo pulchella 10/03/ Poring hot springs - NC - Not seen by myself Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris 06/03/ Likas Lagoon - ssp laubmannianus - some 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp laubmannianus - some. Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp viridis - 2 near the suspension bridge. Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp deignani - 2 near the dormitory. 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp deignani - 3 near the dormitory Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros Near-threatened (NT) 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp borneoensis - 3 flying. Helmeted Hornbill Buceros vigil Near-threatened (NT) 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - HO 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - HO 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - HO 20/03/ DVFC full day 4-1 Wreathed Hornbill Aceros undulatus 10/03/ Poring hot springs /03/ Poring hot springs - HO Gold-whiskered Barbet Megalaima chrysopogon 11/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp chrysopsis - In trees near the football field. Red-throated Barbet Megalaima mystacophanos Near-threatened (NT) 11/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp mystacophanos - In trees near the football field. Yellow-crowned Barbet Megalaima henricii Near-threatened (NT) 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - HO - ssp brachyrhyncha 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp brachyrhyncha - Some seen from the dormitory in the scope. 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - HO - ssp brachyrhyncha Golden-naped Barbet Megalaima pulcherrima 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - 1 seen very well on the summit trail; more heard. 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - HO 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - some Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp abnormis - 1 near the waterfall 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp abnormis - 1

22 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp abnormis - 1 Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp badiosus - A couple at the Kipungit waterfall. White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - NC - Not seen by myself - ssp javensis - 1 Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp observandus /03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp observandus - 1 Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - some. 19/03/ DVFC full day /03/ DVFC full day 4-1 Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes tristis 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp grammithorax /03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp grammithorax - 1 in a big flock Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki Near-threatened (NT) 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp tukki - 1 in a big flock. Gray-and-buff Woodpecker Hemicircus concretus 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - NC - Not seen by myself - ssp sordidus /03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp sordidus - 1 seen well. Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus 10/03/ Poring hot springs - HO 11/03/ Poring hot springs - HO - ssp brookei 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp brookei more heard. Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus Near-threatened (NT) 10/03/ Poring hot springs - Seen very well and came quite low 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - some 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - some with very good views Giant Pitta Pitta caerulea Near-threatened (NT) 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp hosei - All was silent except for the first afternoon at Danum. Heard near the end of the Waterfall trail. The sound came from rather deep in the valley and thus the beast was not searched for. Banded Pitta Pitta guajana 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp schwaneri - 1 flushed and seen bad near the river on the waterfall trail. The trail follows the main river for a while at that point. 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp schwaneri - 1 reacted to playback but was seen badly on the Waterfall trail. No Banded Pittas were heard calling during 4 days on this trail, but luckily this one was so good to react. 18/03/ DVFC full day 2-1 was seen very well after playback on the Waterfall trail on the same spot. The spot can be recognised by two fallen logs (distance approx 10 meters) that are perpendicular on the direction of the trail and that are cut through (to clear the trail). Blue-headed Pitta Pitta baudii Vulnerable (VU) 20/03/ DVFC full day 4-1 female reacted to random playback and gave good views. Not a single Blue-headed was heard for 4 days on the Waterfall trail, nor on the grid trail (were less time was spent).

23 Blue-banded Pitta Pitta arquata 10/03/ Poring hot springs - HO - At the first patch of bamboo going up the Langanan waterfall trail, after the second river crossing. Only calling briefly and no response to playback. 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - NC - Not seen by myself - Joris saw a flash of red and blue over the trail while I was exploring the bamboo at the end of the Waterfall trail. Most probably this species. However, Blue-banded pittas were not responsive to playback, and it did not call for 4 subsequent days at this Black-headed Pitta Pitta ussheri Near-threatened (NT) Restricted range 17/03/ DVFC full day 1-1 hopping on the trail in the eastern grid at dawn. 19/03/ DVFC full day 3-1 sitting at eye level on the grid (W10) in a small gully. Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp sulphurea - 1 on Mataking Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhoptera 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp pyrhoptera - a couple 18/03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp pyrhoptera - some. 19/03/ DVFC full day 3 - ssp pyrhoptera - 1 Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velata Near-threatened (NT) 11/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp caesia - 1 male 17/03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp caesia - 1 White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - ssp leucorynchus - Common. Bornean Bristlehead Pityriasis gymnocephala Near-threatened (NT) 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - About birds foraging. Seen very well from the treeplatform at the start of the waterfall trail. Common Iora Aegithina tiphia 10/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp aequanimis /03/ DVFC full day 1 - ssp aequanimis - 1 Green Iora Aegithina viridissima Near-threatened (NT) 11/03/ Poring hot springs - ssp viridissima /03/ DVFC full day 2 - ssp viridissima - 1 from the suspension bridge. Bar-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina striata 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp sumatrensis - 1 Pied Triller Lalage nigra 15/03/ Mataking-Semporna - ssp chilensis - 1 on Mataking. Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus Near-threatened (NT) 20/03/ DVFC full day 4 - ssp igneus - some. Gray-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris 07/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp cinereigula - some at the beginning of the summit trail. 08/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp cinereigula - some. 09/03/ Mount Kinabalu NP - ssp cinereigula - some. Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala grisola 06/03/ Pulau Manukan and Kota Kinabalu - Common on Manukan.