Where to see the Southern Pig-tailed Macaque
Macaca nemestrina · mammal · Cercopithecidae
Southern Pig-tailed Macaque (Macaca nemestrina) is recorded in 16 protected areas and wildlife sites across 3 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia), Hutan Simpan Kabili-Sepilok (Malaysia) and Tanjung Puting (Indonesia).
Where is the best place to see the Southern Pig-tailed Macaque?
Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Southern Pig-tailed Macaque are Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia), Hutan Simpan Kabili-Sepilok (Malaysia) and Tanjung Puting (Indonesia). Most sites are in Malaysia (8), Indonesia (4) and Thailand (4). It appears in 7 trip reports in our library.
Top 16 places for the Southern Pig-tailed Macaque
| # | Place | Country | GBIF records | Years | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | Malaysia | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 2 | Hutan Simpan Kabili-Sepilok | Malaysia | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 3 | Tanjung Puting | Indonesia | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 4 | Tanjung Datu National Park | Malaysia | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 5 | Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park | Indonesia | 19 | 2014 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 6 | Khao Yai National Park | Thailand | 11 | 1978–2019 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 7 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | Indonesia | 8 | 2006–2015 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 8 | Tham Lawa-Tham Daowadueng Non-Hunting Area | Thailand | 7 | 1967 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 9 | Gunung Leuser National Park | Indonesia | 6 | 2014 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 10 | Tabin Wildlife Reserve | Malaysia | 5 | 2009–2012 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 11 | Khlong Wang Chao National Park | Thailand | 5 | 1967 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 12 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | Malaysia | 5 | 2013–2019 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 13 | Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary | Thailand | 4 | 1967 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 14 | Taman Negara Pahang | Malaysia | 3 | 1999 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 15 | National Park Pahang | Malaysia | 3 | 1999 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 16 | Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve | Malaysia | 2 | 2023–2025 | Recorded on GBIF |
By country
Malaysia: 8, Indonesia: 4 and Thailand: 4.
Seen on trips
The Southern Pig-tailed Macaque is recorded in these trip reports:
- Sabah Birding Trip Report: Bristleheads & Broadbills 2026 — Wise Birding Holidays
- Borneo's Rare Mammals Tour 2024 Trip Report — Royle Safaris
- Sumatra and Java Mammal Watching Trip Report, September 2023: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Sumatra, Java and Komodo Mammal Watching Trip Report, August 2023: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Sabah, Borneo, July 2022 Trip Report — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
- Way Kambas and Gunung Leuser Mammal Watching Trip Report 2015 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
- Khao Yai Mammal Watching Trip Report 2006 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
Tours that have recorded it
- Best of Sumatra Wildlife Tour — Royle Safaris
- Sumatra & Komodo Wildlife Adventure Tour — Royle Safaris
In our guides
Read the full species account in our Borneo guide, Sumatra guide, Malaysia guide, Thailand guide.
Take it with you
Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.
Make a field guide for Kinabatangan Wildlife SanctuaryPhoto: No machine-readable author provided. Blaise Droz assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain.
GBIF downloads: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand.
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.