Wildlife of Hutan Simpanan Kekal Hulu Gombak

protected area · Malaysia

Hutan Simpanan Kekal Hulu Gombak is a protected area in Malaysia covering about 168 km². Our database links 26 mammals and 221 birds species to it.

What wildlife can you see at Hutan Simpanan Kekal Hulu Gombak?

At least 26 mammal and 221 bird species are recorded at Hutan Simpanan Kekal Hulu Gombak (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Sumatran Greater Bamboo Bat, Sunda Lesser Bamboo Bat, Indomalayan Lesser Bamboo Bat, Horsfield's Short-nosed Fruit Bat and Müller's Rat.

Species to look for

Sumatran Greater Bamboo Bat

Sunda Lesser Bamboo Bat

Indomalayan Lesser Bamboo Bat

Horsfield's Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Müller's Rat

Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat

Nepalese Whiskered Myotis

Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Mammals most often recorded

• Sumatran Greater Bamboo Bat 36 rec.
• Sunda Lesser Bamboo Bat 30 rec.
• Indomalayan Lesser Bamboo Bat 29 rec.
• Horsfield's Short-nosed Fruit Bat 15 rec.
• Müller's Rat 13 rec.
• Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat 12 rec.
• Nepalese Whiskered Myotis 9 rec.
• Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat 7 rec.
• Lesser Sheath-tailed Bat 7 rec.
• Edwards's Long-tailed Giant Rat 6 rec.
• Bornean Spotted-winged Fruit Bat 6 rec.
• Plantain Squirrel 5 rec.
• Malayan Free-tailed Bat 5 rec.
• Common Pygmy Fruit Bat 4 rec.
• Greater Long-tongued Blossom Bat 4 rec.
• Small-toothed Palm Civet 4 rec.
• Slender Squirrel 4 rec.
• Peters's Short-nosed Fruit Bat 4 rec.
• Southern Black Giant Squirrel 3 rec.
• Common Thick-thumbed Bat 3 rec.

6 more mammals on the full list.

Birds most often recorded

• Red-eyed Bulbul 255 rec.
• Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 213 rec.
• Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 172 rec.
• Whiskered Treeswift 168 rec.
• Black-crested Bulbul 163 rec.
• Stripe-throated Bulbul 155 rec.
• Spectacled Bulbul 142 rec.
• Asian Fairy-bluebird 140 rec.
• Verditer Flycatcher 137 rec.
• Asian Brown Flycatcher 128 rec.
• Gold-whiskered Barbet 127 rec.
• Scaly-breasted Bulbul 127 rec.
• Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 118 rec.
• Gray-breasted Spiderhunter 110 rec.
• Javan Myna 107 rec.
• Black-eared Barbet 107 rec.
• Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher 105 rec.
• Scarlet Minivet 96 rec.
• Hume's White-eye 92 rec.
• Yellow-vented Bulbul 89 rec.
• Gray-bellied Bulbul 87 rec.
• Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 84 rec.
• Rufous-tailed Tailorbird 84 rec.
• Gray Wagtail 80 rec.
• Lesser Green Leafbird 79 rec.
• Pacific Swallow 79 rec.
• Rufescent Prinia 79 rec.
• Silver-rumped Spinetail 78 rec.
• Arctic Warbler 76 rec.
• Common Tailorbird 75 rec.

191 more birds on the full list.

Nearby wildlife sites

• Hutan Simpanan Kekal Bukit Tinggi 9 km · 297 species
• Hutan Simpanan Kekal Templer 11 km · 177 species
• Hutan Simpanan Kekal Serendah 13 km · 198 species
• Hutan Simpanan Kekal Batang Kali 14 km · 171 species
• Hutan Simpanan Kekal Ampang 14 km · 271 species
• Hutan Simpan Hulu Gombak 15 km · 286 species

In our guides

Visiting tips, access and seasons: Hutan Simpanan Kekal Hulu Gombak in our Malaysia guide.

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.