450 species of Wild Bird of Sabah, wild bird of Borneo Photo Gallery by Wong Tsu Shi at pbase.com

450 species of Wild Bird of Sabah, wild bird of Borneo

Welcome to my collection of images for wild Birds of Borneo.

This represents a record of my humble efforts to photo-document the avifaunas of Borneo in general and of Sabah in particular. All images here are taken in Borneo and the locations are as stated under each image.

Both common and scientific names follow Eaton, J.A., Van Balen, B., Brickle, N. W. & Rheindt, F. E. (2016). Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago, Greater Sundas and Wallacea. Lynx Edicions. Barcelona.

Please click on any images below to view the gallery. Images will be updated as and when new photos are taken, so please bookmark and come back often. Please feel free to leave your comments. Thanks for looking.

450 species in Borneo have been photographed in the wild and presented here.

To see some of the images of bird photography in action, please click Bird photography in action.

You can also read some of my blog entries on photodocument of Wild birds of Borneo here.

Ducks and Grebes	Green Pigeons, Doves and Pigeons	Cuckoos, Malkohas and Coucals	Swifts and Treeswifts
Frogmouths, Nightjars and Owls	Rails, Moorhens, Crakes and Jacanas	Waders (Thick-knee, Stilts, Lapwings and Pratincoles)	Waders (Plovers)
Waders (Sandpipers, Stints, Godwits, Curlews, Tattlers and Snipes)	Gulls, Terns, Skuas and Noddies	Frigatebirds and Darters	Herons, Egrets, Bitterns and Storks
Raptors	Trogons	Hornbills	Barbets and Honeyguide
Woodpeckers	Kingfishers, Bee-eaters and Rollers	Parrots	Broadbills
Pittas	Cicadabird, Cuckooshrikes, Flycatcher-shrikes,Trillers and Minivets	Robins, Forktails, Chats, Fruithunter, Shortwing and Thrushes	Drongos and Orioles
Starlings, Mynas and Bristlehead	Magpies, Treepies and Crows	Shrikes and Wood-swallow	Monarchs, Paradise Flycatchers, Philentomas and Woodshrikes
Swallows	Bulbuls	Babblers, Laughingthrushes and Erpornis	Leaf Warblers, Bush Warblers, Warblers, Gerygones and Stubtail
Flycatchers, Whistler and Nuthatch	Ioras, Leafbirds and Fairy Bluebirds	Flowerpeckers	Sunbirds
Spiderhunters	Yuhina, White-Eyes, Munias, Weaver and Buntings	Wagtails and Pitpits	Bird Photography in Action

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Guest		04-Nov-2018 09:43
Please help / recommend someone for organising birdwatching in Borneo. Please mail me at cheema.ss at the rate gmail dot com

Christo Labuschagne		21-Jun-2016 19:12
Good Day I will be visiting Borneo in Sept. and hope someone can help. I would like to buy a guide to the birds of Borneo - Can someone recommend a good birding guide that I can order online? If this is not the correct platform to ask this please remove. Thank you in advance for your assistance

Thomas Luiten		21-Mar-2016 17:00
Great work. I'll visit Sabah this April for the first time, I'm looking forward to it!

Jim		06-Mar-2016 14:00
Can someone suggest a place where I could post a photo of an unidentifed bird taken in Miri? I have a photo but haven't found this particular bird in any of the sites. Curious to identify... Thanks! Jim

twilly		11-Jan-2014 00:03
Truly stunning planning my trip to Borneo and Sabah right now

Stuart Denton		22-Aug-2013 12:06
No shots of pheasants? Bulwars,Peacock pheasants,Argus?

James Ownby		16-Jul-2013 17:59
Congratulations on a fine set of bird photos. Based on my brief experience in Thailand, the rainforests of southeast Asia are surely one of the most difficult places in the world to photograph bird life. Which makes your work all the more impressive. I look forward to seeing more of Borneo's birds through your camera, and possibly visiting Borneo in the future. James Ownby www.ownbyphotography.com

Guest		15-Jul-2013 07:58
i need help to identify a spices of duck found at back of my house. look like wild duck but i have no idea.. fizzakyra@yahoo.com

fredrcox		02-Jul-2013 02:26
Superb captures!

irene		07-Jun-2013 13:16
Beautiful pictures. I am learning about birds, thank you for showing these.

Niaz Abdur Rahman		26-Aug-2012 03:50
A pleasuer to discover this site. Wonderful collection of excellent photos. Looking at the Exif data I found many of the photos were taken with very slow shutter speeds but the images are super sharp, kindly comment on the technique. Kindly email me.

Guest		16-Aug-2012 13:57
I had once seen you in action with a cannon-like lens somewhere by the roadside of a driving range in Tawau. Great collection you have here. Simply the best!

Yaacob		21-Jun-2012 01:18
They are beautiful. Love it.

Patrick F		19-May-2012 14:34
What an beautiful collection of this wild birds!! Very nicely done!!! BV!

roaldhadinegoro		09-May-2012 14:42
You must be very happy to be surrounded by so many wild birds. And I am lucky to find your site with all these beauties you shared with us.

cob		20-Nov-2011 11:41
its that all?

pat fung		10-Sep-2011 06:11
I'm thrilled to have found such beautiful photos of birds of Sabah. As a visitor I have found this site so helpful in identifying birds I see when I stay here . thank you Wong Tsu Shi for sharing your work.

nitin		07-Sep-2010 09:31
Jsk

Irene		23-Apr-2010 11:13
Sorry it should be ly_cheen@yahoo.com

Irene		23-Apr-2010 11:12
I have a question and I hope someone out there can help me. I live in KK (Waikiki Condo at Tanjung Aru beach) and since 14 days 4 very elegant looking birds have found my balcony to their liking and build a nest between some of my green-leaf plants. They are: small and very slim looking birds with a blue short beak, a black head and the rest is chestnut-brown - very shiny! I have tried to find the name for it to learn more about them, but until now I was not successful and I hope, someone can help. Pls. send an e-mail to Ly_chen@yahoo.com if you know their name. Thank you and have a nice weekend!

Guest		22-Feb-2010 11:12
Excellent images and information, thank you for sharing.

guest		18-Jan-2010 10:42
Thank you for what you have done. I'll go to Sabah for birding this Sunday. Your photos really help a lot!!

HL Chan		24-Jun-2009 02:11
Amazing shots and keep up the good work!! (It helps to promote tourism to Sabah, in general and eco-tourism in particular). HL Chan Singapore

Guest		11-May-2009 05:06
well done Wong! hopefully you can photograph birds in my area too

Guest		11-May-2009 05:06
well done Wong! hopefully you can photograph birds in my area too

Guest		04-Mar-2009 00:43
i hope i can present a good presentation on this thursday... i really hope so...

Guest		23-Feb-2009 15:19
excellent works and well done...

Hans&Judy Beste		20-Feb-2009 04:08
A fantastic collection of photos.Thanks for letting us view the photos. Hans&Judy Beste;Australia

Laura		17-Jan-2009 16:32
Wonderful site, has been a great help with identifying those birds I recently photographed in Borneo.. Thank you!!

saravanan		06-Nov-2008 10:02
Reaaly superb..... very good collection of images.

Mario Gongora		29-Sep-2008 01:04
Mario Gongora Very beautiful !

Mark Probert		28-Aug-2008 00:31
These wonderful images serve as great photographic documentation of these species! I would hope that other avian photographers do the same in other remote areas of the world. I travel myself and take thousands of images, however my equipment is not the caliber of yours. I hope you will continue to document the various species in other remote areas in the future. These will be of important scientific records one day, as well as a tremendous aid for those of us who wish to identify these not so often seen species! Thank you sooo much !!!!

Mark Probert		28-Aug-2008 00:19
These photos are very important visual documentation of these species! I wish other avian photographers would do the same in other remote areas of the world, although they probably would not be as skilled and talented as yourself. I travel myself and take thousands of shots, however I don't have the caliber of equipment you have. You are an inspiration to those of us who wish to contribute to this important documentation of species. I hope you will continue and broaden your travels to further the knowledge. Thank you so much......

Mark Probert		28-Aug-2008 00:17
These photos are very important visual documentation of these species! I wish other avian photographers would do the same in other remote areas of the world, although they probably would not be as skilled and talented as yourself. I travel myself and take thousands of shots, however I don't have the caliber of equipment you have. You are an inspiration to those of us who wish to contribute to this important documentation of species. I hope you will continue and broden your travels to further the knowledge. Thank you so much......

Yaki Zander.		09-Jul-2008 14:57
very nice work.

Ellie Kanary		21-Jun-2008 03:29
Beautiful shots!

NICK		11-May-2008 07:37
This web is extremely helpful.. As someone who'd like to become a nature guide, it is great to actually able to see real photos of Bornean birds- not illustrations that can often be confusing.. Thanks for creating and sharing such great web. My admiration goes to the beautiful photos also the professionalism and respesct you have towards birds.. I will definetely return to this web aften to see your updated new works..

Guest		06-Apr-2008 20:53
Fantastic work! These photos have helped me learn alot about Borneo's birds and I'm hoping to see as many as possible soon (due on holiday 16 Apr 2008). Your photos have inspired me try my hand at getting my own. ThankYou!

Alwin Tan		17-Feb-2008 09:35
Your pictures are very beautiful and very well taken! I enjoyed looking at them. Praise the Almighty God! Alwin Tan, Kuching.

Peregrine Craig Nash		11-Feb-2008 08:45
Wong,an excellent collection of photographs really enjoyed looking through them!! I will add you to my blog www.peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com

Bob D. Kaufman		03-Dec-2007 03:18
Excellent gallery! Keep on shooting! v.

Guest		01-Dec-2007 05:42
Wow..really impressive and stunning photos....V

William Price		15-Nov-2007 10:39
This is an excellent reference for birdwatcher wanting to visit the area, keep up the good work ;)

Peter Ericsson		10-Sep-2007 07:20
Congratulations to a great and varied collection of nice images!

Wong Tsu Shi		04-Sep-2007 23:55
Hi. skhin, I can only say that the most important element in photographing birds in the wild is reach, especially so for tropical birds, which are often skittish. Which means long lens, with long lens you also need solid support to get sharp images. I am surrently using a, soon to be obsolete, Nikkor 600mm f4 AFS II on a Gitzo 1548 tripod with a whimberly head. TQ.

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