Wildlife of Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve
nature reserve · Malaysia
Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in Malaysia covering about 44 km². Our database links 14 mammals and 320 birds species to it, and it features in 3 trip reports.
What wildlife can you see at Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve?
At least 14 mammal and 320 bird species are recorded at Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Western Tarsier, Philippine Slow Loris, Rhinoceros Hornbill, Red Giant Flying Squirrel and Southern Pig-tailed Macaque.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Prevost's Squirrel 43 rec.
- Red Giant Flying Squirrel 38 rec.
- Sunda Colugo 8 rec.
- Least Pygmy Squirrel 7 rec.
- Dayak Roundleaf Bat 6 rec.
- Maroon Langur 6 rec.
- Black Flying Squirrel 5 rec.
- Western Tarsier 3 rec.
- Lesser Treeshrew 3 rec.
- Fawn-colored Roundleaf Bat 3 rec.
- Papillose Woolly Bat 3 rec.
- Southern Coppery Sprite 2 rec.
- Southern Pig-tailed Macaque 2 rec.
- Philippine Slow Loris · listed by our guide
Birds most often recorded
- Ashy Tailorbird 3,298 rec.
- Black Hornbill 3,036 rec.
- Red-eyed Bulbul 2,920 rec.
- Black-and-yellow Broadbill 2,566 rec.
- Brown-throated Sunbird 2,558 rec.
- Blue-throated Bee-eater 2,489 rec.
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 2,422 rec.
- Yellow-vented Bulbul 2,352 rec.
- Asian Glossy Starling 2,216 rec.
- Crimson Sunbird 2,199 rec.
- Wallace's Hawk-Eagle 2,193 rec.
- Black-eared Barbet 2,190 rec.
- Pacific Swallow 2,167 rec.
- Plume-toed Swiftlet 2,144 rec.
- Lesser Green Leafbird 2,096 rec.
- Raffles's Malkoha 2,063 rec.
- Javan Myna 2,050 rec.
- Green Iora 1,961 rec.
- Malaysian Pied-Fantail 1,879 rec.
- Rhinoceros Hornbill 1,867 rec.
- Little Spiderhunter 1,846 rec.
- Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher 1,794 rec.
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 1,756 rec.
- Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike 1,729 rec.
- Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 1,680 rec.
- Olive-winged Bulbul 1,675 rec.
- Silver-rumped Spinetail 1,643 rec.
- Chestnut-winged Babbler 1,629 rec.
- Brown Barbet 1,580 rec.
- Green Imperial-Pigeon 1,553 rec.
290 more birds on the full list.
Trip reports from Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve
- Sabah Birding Trip Report: Bristleheads & Broadbills 2026 — Wise Birding Holidays
- Borneo's Rare Mammals Tour 2024 Trip Report — Royle Safaris
- Borneo Birding Trip Report: Broadbills & Bristleheads 2022 — Tropical Birding
Nearby wildlife sites
- Turtle Islands National Park 36 km · 93 species
- Turtle Islands Heritage Protected Area 40 km · 111 species
- Deramakot Forest Reserve 76 km · 334 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve in our Borneo guide.
1 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.