Birds of Karambunai, near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

The following were seen around the Nexus Karambunai Resort in August 2001:

Phillipines glossy starling
Pied triller
Tree sparrow
Olive-backed sunbird
Chestnut munia
Yellow-vented bulbul
Common sandpiper
Wood sandpiper
Brown throated sunbird
Pacific Swallow
White collared kingfisher
Peaceful dove
Spotted-necked dove
White breasted water hen
Magpie robin
White-bellied wood swallow
Black-capped kingfisher
Brahminy kite
Common koel
Paddyfield pipit
Banded bay cuckoo
House swift
Great egret (Outside hotel grounds)
Dusky munia
Frigatebird ssp.
Red-eyed bulbul
Ashy tailorbird
Savannah nightjar
Pied fantail
Blue-cheeked bee-eater
Lesser coucal
Common iora
Pink-necked pigeon
Cattle egret

If you would like to find out a little more about this beautiful area, mail Justin Juhun, a nature guide at the resort.

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