Species observed throughout the expedition

Observed species Numbers Notes
Mammals
Orang Utans 10 We only saw 2 in the forest. The othes were at Sepilok
Proboscis Monkeys 62
Long Tailed Macaques 52
Pig Tailed Macaques 36
Silver Langur 2
Maroon Langur 2
Gibbons 20 These were in family groups max of 6. 3 different sitings
Red giant flying squirrel 8
Thomas flying squirrel 1
Rats 3 Unidentified but 2 around Lodge and one in rainforest
Sambar Deer 5
Leopard Cats 4 one only back view as it disappeared into undergrowth
Bearded Wild Boar - 5 2 of these piglets.
Palm Civet 2
Slow Loris 1
Malaysian Civet 3
Invertebrates/insects
Tractor Millipede 4
Pill millipede 3
Ants of all species 1,000 so many in rainforest including one army of over 200 counted
Lantern Bugs 50 so many we lost count
Fire ants 50
Tiger leach 2
other leaches 10
Termites 80 army spotted on last day on rainforest trek
Orb web spider 2 both size of Pabs hand
Golden Orb Spider 1
Stag Beetle 2
stick insect 8
Preying Mantis Orchid 1
Preying Mantis 6
Horned Spider 2
Tarantular 1
Common Home Spider 5
Elephant Bug 1
Little Hunter Spider 2
Land Crab 3
Poisonous Centipede 1
BIRDS
Crimson Sun Bird 2
Verdita Fly Catcher 1
Racket tailed drongo 2
White Collared kingfisher 4
Slender billed crow 2
Asian Black Hornbill 4
Rhinocerous Hornbill 8
Oriental pied Hornbill 16
Bushy crested  Hornbill 2
Wringled Hornbill 10
Blue Throated Bee eaters 300 all roosting for evening at Sabah tea estate
Buff vented Bulbul 2
Egret 12 This included 2 Great Egrets
Long tailed paraket 1
Golden naped barbel 2
Eurasian tree sparrow 4
Pacific Sparrow 4
Purple naped sunbird 1
Fish Eagles 3
Bramah kites 6
Magpie robin 1
Spotted Dove 2
Wallace’s Hawk Eagle 1
Little Green Heron 2
Little Spider Hunter 5
Java Mynor Bird 2
Asian Glossy starling 1
Ashy Tailor Bird 1
Green Imperial pigeon 2
Taban scrub fowl 1
Crested Serpent Eagle 3
white brestedWater hen 2
Dusky Grey Heron 2
grey brested spider hunter 1
Asian Paradise Flycatcher 4
Green flower pecker 4
Malaysian Blue flycatcher 2
Leaf Bird 2
Pink Tailed Makok 1
Banded King Fisher 2
Lessr Culail 2
crested Fireback 2
Large Crow pheasant 2
Golden crested pheasant 1

Heard only

Argus Pheasant
Butterflies/ Moths
Hawk Moths 6
Cleared wing Moth 20
Golden Birdwing 12
Red Helen  Butterfly 6
Palm King 3
The Rustic 3
Rajah Brookes 10 majority in Brunei
many more seen in distance but not recognised
Lizards/Snakes
Draco flying lizard 1
Monitor Lizard 4
Sun Lizard rough scaled skink 1
House Ghekko’s 100 too many to count!
Barking Ghekko 1 but heard many more
Braize tree snake 1
Green Tree snake 1
ParadiseFlying tree snake 2
Amphibians
Green Paddy Field Frog 1
Jade tree frog 1
File eared Tree  Frog 1
Green  Turtles 6 during night on beach laying eggs
Baby Turtles 112 released by us – 62 found reaching the surface. 50 released
from hatcheries
TOTAL OBSERVATIONS 2175
As always with observations
there may have been more
but these are confimed ones

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