Free field guide to Danum Valley Conservation Area

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A free printable field guide to Danum Valley Conservation Area covers 31 mammals and 329 birds in taxonomic order, with photos for 360 species and a tick-box checklist. It downloads as a PDF (A5 pocket size) or EPUB e-book. You choose the animal groups; the book is built in your browser in under a minute.

Inside the guide

Pacific Swallow

Rhinoceros Hornbill

Black-and-yellow Broadbill

Little Spiderhunter

Sunda Crow

Lesser Green Leafbird

Whiskered Treeswift

Green Imperial-Pigeon

How to make your Danum Valley Conservation Area field guide

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2. Pick animal groups: mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians (reptiles and amphibians come from a 20 km grid around the area).
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Checklist: mammals of Danum Valley Conservation Area (31)

Elephantidae

• Asian Elephant Elephas maximus

Cynocephalidae

• Sunda Colugo Galeopterus variegatus

Tupaiidae

• Northern Treeshrew Tupaia belangeri

Cercopithecidae

• Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis
• Southern Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca nemestrina
• Maroon Langur Presbytis rubicunda

Tarsiidae

• Western Tarsier Cephalopachus bancanus

Hystricidae

• Malayan Porcupine Hystrix brachyura
• Thick-spined Porcupine Hystrix crassispinis

Sciuridae

• Least Pygmy Squirrel Exilisciurus exilis
• Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus
• Prevost's Squirrel Callosciurus prevostii
• Black Flying Squirrel Aeromys tephromelas
• Thomas's Flying Squirrel Aeromys thomasi
• Red Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista petaurista

Erinaceidae

• Moonrat Echinosorex gymnura

Rhinolophidae

• Trefoil Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus trifoliatus

Mephitidae

• Sunda Stink Badger Mydaus javanensis

Ursidae

• Sun Bear Helarctos malayanus

Felidae

• Bay Cat Catopuma badia
• Marbled Cat Pardofelis marmorata

Herpestidae

• Short-tailed Mongoose Urva brachyurus

Viverridae

• Banded Palm Civet Hemigalus derbyanus
• Small-toothed Palm Civet Arctogalidia trivirgata
• Philippine Palm Civet Paradoxurus philippinensis
• Malay Civet Viverra tangalunga

Cervidae

• Sambar Rusa unicolor
• Southern Red Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak

Tragulidae

• Lesser Indo-Malayan Chevrotain Tragulus kanchil
• Greater Indo-Malayan Chevrotain Tragulus napu

Suidae

• Bearded Pig Sus barbatus

Checklist: birds of Danum Valley Conservation Area (329)

Phasianidae

• Crested Partridge Rollulus rouloul
• Black Partridge Melanoperdix niger
• Long-billed Partridge Rhizothera longirostris
• Bulwer's Pheasant Lophura bulweri
• Bornean Crested Fireback Lophura ignita
• Great Argus Argusianus argus
• Chestnut-necklaced Partridge Tropicoperdix charltonii
• Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
• Blue-breasted Quail Synoicus chinensis

Cuculidae

• Bornean Ground-Cuckoo Carpococcyx radiceus
• Short-toed Coucal Centropus rectunguis
• Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
• Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
• Raffles's Malkoha Rhinortha chlorophaea
• Red-billed Malkoha Zanclostomus javanicus
• Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
• Chestnut-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
• Black-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus diardi
• Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
• Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
• Little Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
• Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
• Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
• Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
• Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
• Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx vagans
• Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax
• Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus

Columbidae

• Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
• Rock Pigeon Columba livia
• Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
• Large Green-Pigeon Treron capellei
• Thick-billed Green-Pigeon Treron curvirostra
• Little Green-Pigeon Treron olax
• Pink-necked Green-Pigeon Treron vernans
• Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
• Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia
• Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea
• Jambu Fruit-Dove Ramphiculus jambu

Rallidae

• White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
• Red-legged Crake Rallina fasciata

Scolopacidae

• Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

Laridae

• Little Tern Sternula albifrons
• Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida

Ciconiidae

• Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
• Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi

Fregatidae

• Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel

Anhingidae

• Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster

Ardeidae

• Little Egret Egretta garzetta
• Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
• Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Striated Heron Butorides striata
• Great Egret Ardea alba
• Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
• Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana
• Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

Caprimulgidae

• Malaysian Eared-Nightjar Lyncornis temminckii
• Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
• Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus

Podargidae

• Large Frogmouth Batrachostomus auritus
• Gould's Frogmouth Batrachostomus stellatus
• Blyth's Frogmouth Batrachostomus affinis
• Sunda Frogmouth Batrachostomus cornutus

Hemiprocnidae

• Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata
• Gray-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis

Apodidae

• House Swift Apus nipalensis
• White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
• Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
• Silver-rumped Spinetail Rhaphidura leucopygialis
• Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
• Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
• Plume-toed Swiftlet Collocalia affinis
• Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
• Mossy-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus salangana
• Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus
• White-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus

Tytonidae

• Oriental Bay-Owl Phodilus badius

Strigidae

• Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
• Collared Owlet Taenioptynx brodiei
• Reddish Scops-Owl Otus rufescens
• Sunda Scops-Owl Otus lempiji
• Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupu
• Barred Eagle-Owl Ketupa sumatrana
• Brown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica

Accipitridae

• Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
• Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
• Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
• Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
• Wallace's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nanus
• Blyth's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus alboniger
• Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
• Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
• Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
• Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
• Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
• White-bellied Sea-Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster
• Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
• Lesser Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga humilis

Trogonidae

• Orange-breasted Trogon Harpactes oreskios
• Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii
• Cinnamon-rumped Trogon Harpactes orrhophaeus
• Diard's Trogon Harpactes diardii
• Red-naped Trogon Harpactes kasumba

Bucerotidae

• White-crowned Hornbill Berenicornis comatus
• Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros
• Bushy-crested Hornbill Anorrhinus galeritus
• Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus
• Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
• Wreathed Hornbill Rhyticeros undulatus
• Wrinkled Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus

Coraciidae

• Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

Meropidae

• Red-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus
• Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
• Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus

Alcedinidae

• Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher Alcedo euryzona
• Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
• Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
• Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
• Banded Kingfisher Lacedo pulchella
• Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
• Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
• Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
• Rufous-collared Kingfisher Actenoides concretus
• Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris

Megalaimidae

• Brown Barbet Caloramphus fuliginosus
• Bornean Barbet Psilopogon eximius
• Black-eared Barbet Psilopogon duvaucelii
• Red-crowned Barbet Psilopogon rafflesii
• Red-throated Barbet Psilopogon mystacophanos
• Yellow-crowned Barbet Psilopogon henricii
• Gold-whiskered Barbet Psilopogon chrysopogon

Indicatoridae

• Malaysian Honeyguide Indicator archipelagicus

Picidae

• Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
• Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis
• Gray-and-buff Woodpecker Hemicircus concretus
• Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
• Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki
• Zebra Woodpecker Meiglyptes tristis
• Olive-backed Woodpecker Gecinulus rafflesii
• Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
• Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus
• Banded Woodpecker Chrysophlegma miniaceum
• Checker-throated Woodpecker Chrysophlegma mentale
• Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus
• White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis
• Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus
• Orange-backed Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes validus
• Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
• Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus moluccensis

Falconidae

• White-fronted Falconet Microhierax latifrons
• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Psittaculidae

• Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus
• Blue-naped Parrot Tanygnathus lucionensis
• Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda
• Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot Loriculus galgulus

Eurylaimidae

• Dusky Broadbill Corydon sumatranus
• Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus
• Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus
• Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos

Calyptomenidae

• Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis

Pittidae

• Blue-banded Pitta Erythropitta arquata
• Black-crowned Pitta Erythropitta ussheri
• Giant Pitta Hydrornis caeruleus
• Blue-headed Pitta Hydrornis baudii
• Bornean Banded-Pitta Hydrornis schwaneri
• Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis
• Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha
• Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida

Acanthizidae

• Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea

Campephagidae

• Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
• Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus
• Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina striata
• Pied Triller Lalage nigra
• Lesser Cuckooshrike Lalage fimbriata

Artamidae

• White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus

Pityriasidae

• Bornean Bristlehead Pityriasis gymnocephala

Aegithinidae

• Green Iora Aegithina viridissima
• Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

Vangidae

• Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velata
• Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhoptera
• Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus
• Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
• Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus

Vireonidae

• White-browed Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius aeralatus
• White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca

Oriolidae

• Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus
• Ventriloquial Oriole Oriolus consobrinus
• Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus

Rhipiduridae

• Malaysian Pied-Fantail Rhipidura javanica
• White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
• Spotted Fantail Rhipidura perlata

Dicruridae

• Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
• Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
• Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
• Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus

Monarchidae

• Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
• Indian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

Platylophidae

• Crested Jayshrike Platylophus galericulatus

Laniidae

• Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
• Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
• Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus

Corvidae

• Malayan Black Magpie Platysmurus leucopterus
• Bornean Black Magpie Platysmurus aterrimus
• House Crow Corvus splendens
• Sunda Crow Corvus enca

Eupetidae

• Malaysian Rail-babbler Eupetes macrocerus

Stenostiridae

• Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

Cisticolidae

• Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus
• Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
• Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps
• Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris

Acrocephalidae

• Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis

Locustellidae

• Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris

Hirundinidae

• Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
• Tahiti Swallow Hirundo tahitica
• Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
• Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

Cettiidae

• Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris

Phylloscopidae

• Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis

Pycnonotidae

• Black-and-white Bulbul Microtarsus melanoleucos
• Spectacled Bulbul Rubigula erythropthalmos
• Gray-bellied Bulbul Rubigula cyaniventris
• Scaly-breasted Bulbul Rubigula squamata
• Bornean Bulbul Rubigula montis
• Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex
• Cream-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus pseudosimplex
• Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus
• Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus
• Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
• Hairy-backed Bulbul Tricholestes criniger
• Yellow-bellied Bulbul Alophoixus phaeocephalus
• Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus
• Finsch's Bulbul Iole finschii
• Cinereous Bulbul Hemixos cinereus
• Streaked Bulbul Ixos malaccensis

Zosteropidae

• Pygmy Heleia Heleia squamifrons
• Hume's White-eye Zosterops auriventer

Timaliidae

• Bold-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis bornensis
• Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler Macronus ptilosus
• Chestnut-winged Babbler Cyanoderma erythropterum
• Rufous-fronted Babbler Cyanoderma rufifrons
• Sunda Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus bornensis
• Black-throated Babbler Stachyris nigricollis
• Chestnut-rumped Babbler Stachyris maculata
• Gray-headed Babbler Stachyris poliocephala
• Gray-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps
• White-necked Babbler Stachyris leucotis

Pellorneidae

• Black-throated Wren-Babbler Turdinus atrigularis
• Sooty-capped Babbler Malacopteron affine
• Gray-breasted Babbler Malacopteron albogulare
• Scaly-crowned Babbler Malacopteron cinereum
• Rufous-crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum
• Moustached Babbler Malacopteron magnirostre
• Javan Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum capistratum
• Short-tailed Babbler Pellorneum malaccense
• Ferruginous Babbler Pellorneum bicolor
• White-chested Babbler Pellorneum rostratum
• Temminck's Babbler Pellorneum pyrrogenys
• Striped Wren-Babbler Kenopia striata
• Bornean Wren-Babbler Ptilocichla leucogrammica
• Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler Napothera epilepidota
• Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti
• Horsfield's Babbler Malacocincla sepiaria

Leiothrichidae

• Brown Fulvetta Alcippe brunneicauda

Sittidae

• Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

Sturnidae

• Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
• Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
• Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
• Javan Myna Acridotheres javanicus

Muscicapidae

• Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
• Rufous-tailed Shama Copsychus pyrropygus
• White-crowned Shama Copsychus stricklandii
• White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
• Gray-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
• Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea
• Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
• Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
• Brown-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa williamsoni
• White-tailed Flycatcher Leucoptilon concretum
• Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
• Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
• Pale Blue Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor
• Sunda Blue Flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus
• Gray-chested Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis umbratilis
• Philippine Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis ruficauda
• Bornean Blue Flycatcher Cyornis superbus
• Malaysian Blue Flycatcher Cyornis turcosus
• Mangrove Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra
• Dayak Blue Flycatcher Cyornis montanus
• Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis olivaceus
• Chestnut-naped Forktail Enicurus ruficapillus
• White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti
• Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane
• Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
• Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
• Rufous-chested Flycatcher Ficedula dumetoria

Dicaeidae

• Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus maculatus
• Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus thoracicus
• Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker Prionochilus xanthopygius
• Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus percussus
• Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma
• Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum
• Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum

Nectariniidae

• Purple-naped Spiderhunter Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum
• Thick-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera crassirostris
• Long-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera robusta
• Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
• Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys
• Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster
• Bornean Spiderhunter Arachnothera everetti
• Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis
• Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex
• Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
• Red-throated Sunbird Anthreptes rhodolaemus
• Van Hasselt's Sunbird Leptocoma brasiliana
• Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha
• Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii
• Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja

Chloropseidae

• Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon

Irenidae

• Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella

Estrildidae

• Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
• Dusky Munia Lonchura fuscans
• White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra
• Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla

Passeridae

• Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

Motacillidae

• Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
• Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
• Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
• Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus

More about the wildlife here: Wildlife of Danum Valley Conservation Area. Order follows AviList (birds) and the Mammal Diversity Database (mammals).

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.