HORNBILL CARNIVAL
at Tawau Hills Park, Tawau
27th November 2022
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Fauna of Tawau Hills Park
HORNBILL CARNIVAL
at Tawau Hills Park, Tawau
27th November 2022
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About the above video :
Bukit Gelas Waterfall of Tawau Hills Park
A spider from the Family Pisauridae. A female damselfly Vestalis atropha....
where the male is nearby.
On a big stone nearby, an undentified male Euphaea (subcostalis or subnodalis).
Two male Euphaea fighting for the territory on the stone.
Video on 10th February 2016 Wednesday (Chinese new year holiday)
Visitor may be able to spot some of the animals and birds here:
Civet Cats
Long-Tailed Macaques
Wild Pigs
Leopard Cats
Squirrels
Forest Tortoise
Hornbills
Pheasants
Kingfishers
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 Long-Tailed Macaques |
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No such animals in Tawau Hills Park:
Borneo Pygmy Elephant
Proposis Monkey
Insects is most plentiful and visitors mostly saw insects.
A Long-horned Beetle of Tawau Hills Park
Tawau Hills Park is home to hundreds of species of plants and animals. During the 4.5 weeks we stayed in the park, we observed more than 170 species of birds. Most of our surveying took place within a kilometer of the park headquarters; many other bird species may be found deeper in the forest.
by Teresa Pegan
Cornell University
www.eeb.cornell.edu
Important Bird Areas (IBAs) : www.birdlife.org
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