Resources

Longer reads on how to actually see things in Borneo — where to go, how the good trips are run, and what the equipment does and doesn't do. More of these are on the way.

Flanged male Bornean orangutan resting in the canopy

The Borneo field guide

Guide

What the guide covers, section by section — 1,309 species across six groups — how it compares with carrying a printed field guide, and how to put it on your phone for the field.

Sunda stink badger foraging in leaf litter at night

Mammal watching

Guide

Deramakot, Tabin and the rest — why the night drives need to be long, what a thermal imager changes, and the species you won't see without a trip built around them.

Rhinoceros hornbill perched in the canopy, showing its upswept orange casque

Birdwatching

Guide

Kinabalu, Danum and the Kinabatangan — how the mornings actually run, when to be out, what playback does to a bird, and the endemics worth building a trip around.

Male Bornean peacock-pheasant on the forest floor, showing its iridescent blue-green eyespots

Bird hides of Sabah

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Telupid, Trus Madi, Taliwas and Mount Silam — how a handful of community-run hides turned Peacock-Pheasant, Bulwer's Pheasant, Giant Pitta and Ground-Cuckoo into birds you can realistically plan a trip around.

Bornean elephant swimming across the Kinabatangan River with its trunk raised

Wildlife photography

Guide

The Kinabatangan, Gomantong, Danum and Deramakot — which sites suit which kind of shot, why a canopy walkway beats a trail, and what a private guide actually buys you.

Female Bornean orangutan in the canopy with an infant clinging to her side

The Borneo Big Five

Guide

Orangutan, Proboscis Monkey, Bornean Elephant, Rhinoceros Hornbill and Saltwater Crocodile — what each one is, your realistic odds on the Kinabatangan, and a back-up site for each.

Bay cat photographed by camera trap in Bornean rainforest

The Rare Mammals of Borneo

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The Kinabalu Ferret Badger, Bay Cat, Hose's Civet and Borneo's five endemic grey langurs — the mammals so rare that even serious watchers rely on camera traps, by 1Stop Borneo Wildlife.

Sunda clouded leopard walking along a forest road toward a Malay porcupine in daylight, Deramakot Forest Reserve

Trip Reports

Guide

Real reports from operators and guides who've run trips in Borneo — sightings, routes and full species lists, in their own words.

Bornean keeled green pit viper coiled on a branch at night

Herping

Guide

Kubah, Danum and the Sarawak parks — why the good hours are after dark and after rain, how to walk a stream, and the snakes, frogs and lizards worth building a trip around.

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