Wildlife of Way Kambas National Park
national park · Indonesia
Way Kambas National Park is a national park in Indonesia covering about 1,289 km². Our database links 5 mammals and 273 birds species to it, and it features in 2 trip reports.
What wildlife can you see at Way Kambas National Park?
At least 5 mammal and 273 bird species are recorded at Way Kambas National Park (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Malayan Tapir, Stork-billed Kingfisher, Storm's Stork and Lesser Adjutant.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat 33 rec.
- East Asian House Rat 9 rec.
- Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat 5 rec.
- Pacific Rat 4 rec.
- Malayan Tapir · listed by our guide
Birds most often recorded
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 483 rec.
- Red-crowned Barbet 423 rec.
- White-throated Kingfisher 371 rec.
- Large-tailed Nightjar 363 rec.
- Cream-vented Bulbul 314 rec.
- Collared Kingfisher 312 rec.
- Bornean Crested Fireback 311 rec.
- Malayan Banded-Pitta 299 rec.
- Asian Emerald Dove 294 rec.
- Ashy Tailorbird 293 rec.
- Raffles's Malkoha 278 rec.
- Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 266 rec.
- Sunda Frogmouth 266 rec.
- Blue-throated Bee-eater 252 rec.
- Black-naped Monarch 250 rec.
- Green Imperial-Pigeon 243 rec.
- Malaysian Eared-Nightjar 236 rec.
- Green Iora 235 rec.
- Yellow-vented Bulbul 231 rec.
- Red Junglefowl 231 rec.
- Rufous-tailed Tailorbird 227 rec.
- Scarlet Minivet 223 rec.
- Plume-toed Swiftlet 221 rec.
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 221 rec.
- Banded Woodpecker 219 rec.
- Buff-necked Woodpecker 217 rec.
- Chestnut-winged Babbler 212 rec.
- Large Frogmouth 211 rec.
- Olive-winged Bulbul 210 rec.
- Sooty Barbet 210 rec.
243 more birds on the full list.
Trip reports from Way Kambas National Park
- Way Kambas and Sumatran Striped Rabbit Trip Report 2025 —
- Way Kambas and Gunung Leuser Mammal Watching Trip Report 2015 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Way Kambas National Park in our Sumatra guide.
1 species are listed for this place by our own guides.
GBIF download for Indonesia: doi:10.15468/dl.d3e3hp.
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.