Wildlife of Tawau Hills National Park
national park · Malaysia
Tawau Hills National Park is a national park in Malaysia covering about 278 km². Our database links 7 mammals and 256 birds species to it, and it features in 1 trip report.
What wildlife can you see at Tawau Hills National Park?
At least 7 mammal and 256 bird species are recorded at Tawau Hills National Park (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Rhinoceros Hornbill, Great Argus, Long-tailed Macaque and Blue-eared Kingfisher.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Long-tailed Macaque 25 rec.
- Maroon Langur 15 rec.
- Least Pygmy Squirrel 7 rec.
- Fawn-colored Roundleaf Bat 6 rec.
- Small Asian Sheath-tailed Bat 3 rec.
- Southern Gray Gibbon 3 rec.
- Dayak Roundleaf Bat 3 rec.
Birds most often recorded
- Black-and-yellow Broadbill 315 rec.
- Rhinoceros Hornbill 285 rec.
- Little Spiderhunter 240 rec.
- Black Hornbill 240 rec.
- Pacific Swallow 240 rec.
- Black-crowned Pitta 232 rec.
- Gold-whiskered Barbet 227 rec.
- Sunda Crow 213 rec.
- Brown Fulvetta 182 rec.
- Ashy Tailorbird 172 rec.
- Chestnut-rumped Babbler 172 rec.
- Black-eared Barbet 164 rec.
- Short-tailed Babbler 162 rec.
- Great Argus 162 rec.
- Asian Fairy-bluebird 160 rec.
- Bushy-crested Hornbill 159 rec.
- Banded Broadbill 155 rec.
- Chestnut-winged Babbler 154 rec.
- Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher 151 rec.
- Rufous-tailed Tailorbird 149 rec.
- Indian Paradise-Flycatcher 142 rec.
- Wreathed Hornbill 141 rec.
- Stork-billed Kingfisher 137 rec.
- Javan Black-capped Babbler 135 rec.
- Greater Coucal 132 rec.
- Blue-eared Kingfisher 131 rec.
- Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker 128 rec.
- Scaly-crowned Babbler 127 rec.
- Silver-rumped Spinetail 122 rec.
- Black-naped Monarch 121 rec.
226 more birds on the full list.
Trip reports from Tawau Hills National Park
- Borneo's Rare Mammals Tour 2024 Trip Report — Royle Safaris
Nearby wildlife sites
- Danum Valley Conservation Area 63 km · 445 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Tawau Hills National Park in our Borneo 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.