The Call of the Helmeted Hornbill
Up to 1.7 metres in length (including the 50cm long tail), with a leathery, wrinkled face and sporting a bony casque on top of it’s beak, the bizarre Helmeted Hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) looks like a survivor from the Cretaceous era. The call of this species is...
Vanishing Soundscape from Kuala Tahan, Taman Negara, Malaysia
I just returned from a wonderful last minute trip to Malaysia, spending most of my time in Taman Negara National Park. First, we stayed a couple of nights at Kuala Tahan, exploring the well-trodden trails around the most popular entrance point to the reserve. From a...
Dawn at Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia
Nestled amongst jungle-clad mountains of Pahang province, Bukit Fraser (Fraser’s Hill) is one of Malaysia’s lovely hill resorts and an ideal base to explore the surrounding forests. This recording is an excerpt from the album “Bukit Fraser – Rainforest...
Soundscapes of Kubah National Park, Borneo
The pure, natural soundscapes of Kubah National Park in Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo) are some of the most intense I have ever experienced. Dawn begins with what some have nicknamed the ‘Morning Fanfare’ cicada (Gogala & Trilar), an insect species with a...
A Tiny Frog with a Powerful Croak
Microhyla nepenthicola, also known as the Matang narrow-mouthed frog, is a species of frog found near Mount Serapi in Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Borneo. It is one of the smallest frogs in the world. Males of the species are particularly tiny, being about the size...
Siamangs duetting, Malaysia
Siamang’s are significantly larger than other gibbons, and their calls are particularly loud
