Wildlife of Hala-Bala
wildlife · Thailand
Hala-Bala is a wildlife in Thailand covering about 612 km². Our database links 11 mammals and 305 birds species to it, and it features in 3 trip reports.
What wildlife can you see at Hala-Bala?
At least 11 mammal and 305 bird species are recorded at Hala-Bala (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Hairy-nosed Otter, Small-toothed Palm Civet and Red Giant Flying Squirrel.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Intermediate Horseshoe Bat 15 rec.
- Dayak Roundleaf Bat 7 rec.
- Brown Tube-nosed Bat 6 rec.
- Gilded Tube-nosed Bat 5 rec.
- Clear-winged Woolly Bat 4 rec.
- Bronze Tube-nosed Bat 4 rec.
- Peninsular Tube-nosed Bat 3 rec.
- Hairy-nosed Otter · listed by our guide
- Malaysian Slow Loris · listed by our guide
- Small-toothed Palm Civet · listed by our guide
- Red Giant Flying Squirrel · listed by our guide
Birds most often recorded
- Rhinoceros Hornbill 1,171 rec.
- Oriental Magpie-Robin 1,114 rec.
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 1,083 rec.
- Buff-vented Bulbul 1,079 rec.
- Red-throated Barbet 1,059 rec.
- Black-and-yellow Broadbill 1,023 rec.
- Black-eared Barbet 972 rec.
- Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 972 rec.
- Red-eyed Bulbul 945 rec.
- Whiskered Treeswift 867 rec.
- Spectacled Bulbul 864 rec.
- White-nest Swiftlet 808 rec.
- Dark-necked Tailorbird 769 rec.
- Silver-rumped Spinetail 722 rec.
- Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker 701 rec.
- Black-naped Monarch 677 rec.
- Raffles's Malkoha 677 rec.
- Green Iora 634 rec.
- Brown Fulvetta 623 rec.
- Dark-throated Oriole 608 rec.
- Cream-vented Bulbul 606 rec.
- White-rumped Shama 605 rec.
- Gray-breasted Spiderhunter 602 rec.
- Asian Emerald Dove 598 rec.
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 587 rec.
- Crested Serpent-Eagle 585 rec.
- Wreathed Hornbill 551 rec.
- Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher 546 rec.
- Gold-whiskered Barbet 545 rec.
- Gray-bellied Bulbul 535 rec.
275 more birds on the full list.
Trip reports from Hala-Bala
- Hala Bala Hairy-nosed Otter Trip Report 2010 —
- Hala Bala Mammal Watching Trip Report 2008 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
- Southern Thailand Mammal Watching Trip Report 2004 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
Nearby wildlife sites
- Hutan Simpanan Kekal Gunung Basur 29 km · 61 species
- Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Honor Wildlife Sanctuary 45 km · 202 species
- Belum Temenggor Forest Reserve 52 km · 264 species
- Hutan Simpanan Kekal Gunung Stong Tengah 55 km · 81 species
- Hutan Simpanan Kekal Ulu Sat 56 km · 129 species
- Bang lang national park 78 km · 289 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Hala-Bala in our Thailand guide.
4 species are listed for this place by our own guides.
GBIF download for Thailand: doi:10.15468/dl.6ywzqw.
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.