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Borneo 2022 Highlights- Amazing Birds

By · On September 6, 2022


I recently led the first Natural Habitat Adventures expedition to Borneo since the pandemic began. It was fantastic to see the starving eco tourism industry finally recieving life-saving help in the form of a group of 6 exciting, adventurous travelers. It was a phenomenol trip in every way, so I will do several blog posts to cover the highlights. This one is dedicated to bird sightings. All images shot with Sony A9 and Sony 200-700mm lens.

Blue and Yellow Broadbill, Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center, Sepilok, Sabah.

Borneo Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx erishaca) Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center, Sepilok, Sabah.

White-crowned Shama (Copsychus stricklandii)Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center, Sepilok, Sabah. These beautiful, elusive birds have a very complex, beautiful song, which unfortunatley drives them to be targets for the illegal pet trade.

Oriental Pied Hornbill, Labuk Bay, Sabah.

Oriental Pied Hornbill, Labuk Bay, Sabah.

A family of Black and Red Broadbills sleeping on a branch at night on the Kinabatangan River.

Stork-billed kingfisher, Kinabatangan River.

Stork-billed Kingfisher, Kinabatangan River

Blue-eared Kingfisher, Kinabatangan River, Sabah,

Buffy Fish Owl, Kinabatangan River.

White bellied sea eagle, Kinabatangan River.

Stork-billed kingfisher, Kinabatangan River.

Stork-billed kingfisher, Kinabatangan River.

Sunda Frogmouth, Kinabatangan River.

Sunda Frogmouth, Kinabatangan River.

Family of Greater Adjutants, members of the stork family, Kinabatangan River.

Thanks for checking these images out! I have several more posts to come from this past trip, which was amazing as usual. The diversity of Borneo is truly stunning and I am so happy Malaysia has finally opened its borders and the eco-tourism industry can come back to life. More to come!!!


Brad has been a Natural Habitat Expedition Leader since 2005, guiding Alaska grizzly bear tours, Churchill polar bear tours, northern lights expeditions and China panda tours. His specialty is bear biology and ecology of the north country.

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