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November 2003
Expected wildlife sightings at Uncle Tan’s Wildlife Camp & surrounding areas:

 
Mammals: 
Abundant (encountered with more than 90 percent certainty in preferred habitat):
Both species of Macaques, Proboscis Monkey, Bearded Pig, Malay and several Palm Civet cats.
 
Fairly common (encountered with between 50 percent and 90 percent certainty in preferred habitat): Orang Utan, several species of Squirrels and Tree shrews, Otters, some species of Fruit Bats.
 
Seasonal: Pygmy Borneo Elephants (August - September; March and a few off-season arrivals).
 
Occasional (encountered with less than 50 percent certainty in preferred habitat):
 2 species of Leaf monkeys, Borneo Gibbon, Mouse-deer, Sambar Deer, Leopard Cat and some other cats (species we are unsure of).
 
Rare (encountered less than twice a year in preferred habitat):
Slow Loris, Tarsier, Sun Bear, Clouded Leopard (twice in 2003, no known prior sightings).


Birds:
Abundant (encountered with more than 90 percent certainty in preferred habitat):
Oriental darter, Great Egret, Little Egret, Brahminy Kite, Crested Serpent-eagle,
Buffy Fish-owl, Storkbilled Kingfisher, Blue-eared Kingfisher, Black Hornbill, Pied Hornbill, White-rumped Sharma, Malaysian/Borneon Blue flycatcher.
 
Fairly common (encountered with between 50 percent and 90 percent certainty in preferred habitat): White-bellied Sea-eagle, Rhinoceros Hornbill, Yellow-rumped flowerpecker, Storms Stork, Plain sunbird, Red and Black Broadbill, Scarlet-rumped Trogon, several babblers and Taylorbird, Slender-billed Crow.
 
Occasional (encountered with less than 50 percent certainty in preferred habitat):
Black-capped Kingfisher, Wrinkled Hornbill, Several Pittas.


Reptiles, amphibians and other creatures:
Both species of Crocodiles, monitor lizards, scorpions, insects, huge variety of frogs.

 
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