Indonesia Ramsar wetland
Tanjung Puting
149 bird species recorded; the most in July.
RaiyaniM · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
0 species in January.18 species in February.2 species in March.68 species in April.71 species in May.51 species in June.103 species in July.81 species in August.88 species in September.64 species in October.25 species in November.67 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
149 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 149Speciesrecorded more than once
- 58Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 14ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,448Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 8Raptors
- 2Owls
- 4Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 68Songbirds
- 65Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 149 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Black-thighed FalconetMicrohierax fringillarius
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
- Black EagleIctinaetus malayensis
- Wallace's Hawk-eagleNisaetus nanusVU
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Reddish Scops-OwlOtus rufescensNT
- Brown Wood-owlStrix leptogrammica
Herons, ibises & grebes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great-billed HeronArdea sumatrana
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Storm's StorkCiconia stormi
- Lesser Adjutant StorkLeptoptilos javanicusNT
Songbirds68 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Malaysian Pied FantailRhipidura javanica
- Black-and-red BroadbillCymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
- Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
- Ashy TailorbirdOrthotomus ruficeps
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Bold-striped Tit-BabblerMacronus bornensis
- Asian Red-eyed BulbulPycnonotus brunneus
- Olive-winged BulbulPycnonotus plumosus
- Chestnut-winged BabblerStachyris erythroptera
- Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostra
- Fiery MinivetPericrocotus igneusNT
- Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeus
- Yellow-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus maculatus
- Slender-billed CrowCorvus enca
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Crimson-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus percussus
- Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostetha
- Ruby-cheeked SunbirdChalcoparia singalensis
- Black-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus hirundinaceus
- Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigma
- Malaysian Blue FlycatcherCyornis turcosusNT
- White-chested BabblerTrichastoma rostratum
- Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus
- Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus
- Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
- Hook-billed BulbulSetornis crinigerVU
- Scarlet-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus thoracicusNT
- Black-and-yellow BroadbillEurylaimus ochromalusNT
- Green IoraAegithina viridissimaNT
- Javan Black-capped BabblerPellorneum capistratum
- Stachyris maculataStachyris maculataNT
- Rufous-crowned BabblerMalacopteron magnumNT
- Purple-naped SunbirdHypogramma hypogrammicum
- Mourning BabblerPellorneum malaccenseNT
- Plain-throated SunbirdAnthreptes malacensis
- Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja
- Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatum
- Asian Green BroadbillCalyptomena viridisNT
- Cream-vented BulbulPycnonotus simplex
- Garnet PittaPitta granatina
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Artamus leucorhynchosArtamus leucorhynchos
- Bornean BristleheadPityriasis gymnocephalaVU
- Grey-chested Jungle FlycatcherRhinomyias umbratilis
- Ferruginous BabblerTrichastoma bicolor
- Stachyris nigricollisStachyris nigricollisNT
- Spotted FantailRhipidura perlata
- Cream-eyed BulbulPycnonotus pseudosimplex
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Dark-throated OrioleOriolus xanthonotus
- Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularis
- Scaly-crowned BabblerMalacopteron cinereum
- Sooty-capped BabblerMalacopteron affineNT
- Dusky MuniaLonchura fuscans
- Yellow-rumped FlowerpeckerPrionochilus xanthopygius
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinerea
- Fluffy-backed Tit-BabblerMacronus ptilosusNT
- Malacocincla sepiariaMalacocincla sepiaria
- Rubigula erythropthalmosRubigula erythropthalmos
- Plain SunbirdAnthreptes simplex
- Yellow-bellied BulbulAlophoixus phaeocephalus
- Bornean Blue FlycatcherCyornis superbus
- Grey-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis
- Moustached BabblerMalacopteron magnirostre
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- Buff-vented BulbulIole olivacea
- Rufous-winged PhilentomaPhilentoma pyrhoptera
Other birds65 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- Long-tailed ParakeetPsittacula longicaudaVU
- Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo meninting
- Edible-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
- Oriental Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros albirostris
- Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaNT
- Black HornbillAnthracoceros malayanusVU
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon duvaucelii
- Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridis
- Cinnamon-headed Green PigeonTreron fulvicollisVU
- Red-crowned BarbetPsilopogon rafflesiiNT
- Rhinoceros HornbillBuceros rhinocerosVU
- Blue-crowned Hanging-ParrotLoriculus galgulus
- Scarlet-rumped TrogonHarpactes duvauceliiNT
- Rufous PiculetSasia abnormis
- Thick-billed Green PigeonTreron curvirostra
- Rhopodytes sumatranusRhopodytes sumatranus
- Little Green PigeonTreron olax
- Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
- Black-backed Dwarf KingfisherCeyx erithacaNT
- House SwiftApus nipalensis
- Malaysian Eared-NightjarLyncornis temminckii
- Bushy-crested HornbillAnorrhinus galeritusNT
- Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernans
- Sunda FrogmouthBatrachostomus cornutus
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Raffles's MalkohaRhinortha chlorophaea
- Plume-toed SwiftletCollocalia affinis
- Grey-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennis
- White-rumped WoodpeckerMeiglyptes tristis
- Rhopodytes diardiRhopodytes diardi
- Zanclostomus curvirostrisZanclostomus curvirostris
- Malay Crestless FirebackLophura erythrophthalmaCR
- Silver-rumped SpinetailRhaphidura leucopygialis
- Red-naped TrogonHarpactes kasumbaNT
- Bornean Brown BarbetCaloramphus fuliginosus
- Blue-rumped ParrotPsittinus cyanurusNT
- Sunda NightjarCaprimulgus concretusVU
- Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinis
- Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromanda
- Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Black-nest SwiftletAerodramus maximus
- Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
- Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
- Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubris
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Wrinkled HornbillRhabdotorrhinus corrugatus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Javan Blue-banded KingfisherAlcedo euryzonaCR
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatusVU
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Buff-necked WoodpeckerMeiglyptes tukkiNT
- Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentusVU
- Crimson-winged WoodpeckerPicus puniceus
- Red-crested WoodpeckerHemicircus concretus
- Large Green-pigeonTreron capelleiVU
- Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii
- Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
- Great ArgusArgusianus argusVU
- White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensis
- Diard's TrogonHarpactes diardiiNT
- Banded WoodpeckerChrysophlegma miniaceum
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in July.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan30°/24°213 mm
- Feb30°/24°229 mm
- Mar30°/24°280 mm
- Apr31°/25°304 mm
- May31°/24°217 mm
- Jun30°/24°190 mm
- Jul30°/23°130 mm
- Aug30°/23°102 mm
- Sep31°/23°118 mm
- Oct31°/24°198 mm
- Nov31°/24°302 mm
- Dec30°/24°326 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Tanjung Puting.
National park in Indonesia
Tanjung Puting is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Indonesia.
149 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,448 open records.
The most recorded are the Stork-billed Kingfisher, the Malaysian Pied Fantail and the Long-tailed Parakeet.
12 species come for the summer, 44 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
14 are threatened worldwide, including Long-tailed Parakeet, Black Hornbill and Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon.
The most species are recorded in July.
Get there and watch
- Platformcampsite · 7.5 km · 1 within 10 km
- Flora Homestayplace to stay · 10 km · 2 within 10 km
- Kumainearest town · 23 km in a straight line
- Tjilik Riwut Airport (PKY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 240 km in a straight lineCar hire in JakartaDiscover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1campsites within 10 kmPlatform
- 2places to stay within 10 kmFlora Homestay, Rimba Orangutan Ecolodge
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Tanjung Puting.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1378379) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,448 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Islandyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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