Wildlife of Danum Valley Conservation Area
protected area · Malaysia
Danum Valley Conservation Area is a protected area in Malaysia covering about 439 km². Our database links 31 mammals and 329 birds species to it, and it features in 2 trip reports.
What wildlife can you see at Danum Valley Conservation Area?
At least 31 mammal and 329 bird species are recorded at Danum Valley Conservation Area (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Red Giant Flying Squirrel, Great Argus, Western Tarsier, Sun Bear and Marbled Cat.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Maroon Langur 49 rec.
- Malay Civet 20 rec.
- Least Pygmy Squirrel 11 rec.
- Prevost's Squirrel 10 rec.
- Greater Indo-Malayan Chevrotain 10 rec.
- Philippine Palm Civet 8 rec.
- Banded Palm Civet 6 rec.
- Small-toothed Palm Civet 6 rec.
- Sunda Colugo 6 rec.
- Lesser Indo-Malayan Chevrotain 6 rec.
- Thomas's Flying Squirrel 5 rec.
- Southern Pig-tailed Macaque 5 rec.
- Sambar 5 rec.
- Southern Red Muntjac 4 rec.
- Bearded Pig 4 rec.
- Malayan Porcupine 4 rec.
- Sun Bear 4 rec.
- Sunda Stink Badger 4 rec.
- Northern Treeshrew 4 rec.
- Asian Elephant 4 rec.
11 more mammals on the full list.
Birds most often recorded
- Pacific Swallow 2,978 rec.
- Rhinoceros Hornbill 2,972 rec.
- Black-and-yellow Broadbill 2,714 rec.
- Little Spiderhunter 2,636 rec.
- Sunda Crow 2,566 rec.
- Lesser Green Leafbird 2,366 rec.
- Whiskered Treeswift 2,364 rec.
- Green Imperial-Pigeon 2,080 rec.
- Malaysian Pied-Fantail 2,065 rec.
- Black-crowned Pitta 2,044 rec.
- Spectacled Bulbul 1,977 rec.
- Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker 1,949 rec.
- Plume-toed Swiftlet 1,890 rec.
- Great Argus 1,881 rec.
- Sooty-capped Babbler 1,861 rec.
- Black-eared Barbet 1,846 rec.
- Chestnut-winged Babbler 1,818 rec.
- Red-eyed Bulbul 1,802 rec.
- Silver-rumped Spinetail 1,752 rec.
- Bold-striped Tit-Babbler 1,723 rec.
- Yellow-bellied Bulbul 1,698 rec.
- Dusky Munia 1,677 rec.
- Hairy-backed Bulbul 1,629 rec.
- Raffles's Malkoha 1,616 rec.
- Rufous-crowned Babbler 1,586 rec.
- Blue-headed Pitta 1,570 rec.
- Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 1,561 rec.
- Brown Fulvetta 1,550 rec.
- Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 1,533 rec.
- Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker 1,412 rec.
299 more birds on the full list.
Trip reports from Danum Valley Conservation Area
- Sabah Birding Trip Report: Bristleheads & Broadbills 2026 — Wise Birding Holidays
- Borneo Birding Trip Report: Broadbills & Bristleheads 2022 — Tropical Birding
Nearby wildlife sites
- Deramakot Forest Reserve 53 km · 334 species
- Tawau Hills National Park 63 km · 324 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Danum Valley Conservation Area in our Borneo guide.
2 species are listed for this place by our own guides.
GBIF download for Malaysia: doi:10.15468/dl.ck39ea.
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.