Fraser's Hill is a perfect destination for bird watchers (in this blog I will use the term "birder"). Birders can start spotting birds from the Gap and all the way up to the hill station. We have heard some birders saying that Fraser's Hill is one of the best birding sites in Asia.

Fire-tufted Barbet, Marbled Wren-babbler, Black Laughingthrush and Malayan Whistling-thrush are among some of the species to look for while visiting Fraser's Hill. Other highlights for Fraser's Hill and the Gap are Blyth's Hawk-eagle, Yellow-vented Pigeon, Wedge-tailed Pigeon, Mountain Imperial Pigeon, Little Cuckoo Dove, Large Hawk-cuckoo, Green-billed Malkoha, Red-billed Malkoha, Collared Owlet, Brown Wood Owl, Mountain Scops Owl, White-bellied Swiftlet (Glossy Swiftlet), Orange-breasted Trogon, Red-headed Trogon, Red-bearded Bee-eater, Red-throated Barbet, Golden-throated Barbet, Black-browed Barbet, Speckled Piculet, Greater Yellownape, Lesser Yellownape, Crimson-winged Woodpecker, Grey-capped Woodpecker, Bay Woodpecker, Silver-breasted Broadbill, Long-tailed Broadbill, Grey-chinned Minivet, Javan Cuckoo-shrike (Malayan Cuckoo-shrike), Orange-bellied Leafbird, Black-crested Bulbul, Ochraceous Bulbul, Mountain Bulbul, Ashy Bulbul, Bronzed Drongo, Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo, Black-and-Crimson Oriole, Asian Fairy Bluebird, Common Green Magpie, Blue Nuthatch, Buff-breasted Babbler, Chestnut-backed Scimitar-babbler, Streaked Wren-babbler, Pygmy Wren-babbler, Golden Babbler, Grey-throated Babbler, Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush (Spectacled Laughingthrush), Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Malayan Laughingthrush), Silver-eared Mesia, Cutia, White-hooded Babbler, Blue-winged Minla (Blue-winged Siva), White-tailed Robin, Slaty-backed Forktail, Verditer Flycatcher, Mugimaki Flycatcher, Rufous-browed Flycatcher, Little Pied Flycatcher, Large Niltava, Hill Blue Flycatcher, Pygmy Blue Flycatcher, White-throated Fantail, Black-throated Sunbird, Streaked Spiderhunter, Buff-bellied Flowerpecker (Fire-breasted Flowerpecker), Everett's White-eye, Brown Bullfinch, and many more!

Sunbird

There are 3 sunbirds recorded in Fraser's Hill and The Gap which includes Ruby-cheeked Sunbird, Purple-naped and the most abundant Black-throated Sunbird.

Black-throated Sunbird (male) 
Aethopyga saturata
Resident 

Flycatcher

There are 13 resident and migratory flycatchers recorded in Fraser's Hill and The Gap. These flycatchers include Dark-sided Flycatcher, Asian Brown Flycatcher, Ferruginous Flycatcher, Verditer Flycatcher, Mugimaki Flycatcher, Rufous-browed Flycatcher, Little Pied Flycatcher, Blue-and-White Flycatcher, Large Niltava, Pale Blue Flycatcher, Hill Blue Flycatcher, Pygmy Blue Flycatcher, and Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher.

Mugimaki Flycatcher
Ficedula mugimaki
Migrant











Rufous-browed Flycatcher
Ficedula solitaris
Resident







Little Pied Flycatcher (male)
Ficedula westermanni
Resident








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Woodpecker

16 species of woodpeckers have been recorded up here in the hill station and The Gap. There are Speckled Piculet, Rufous Piculet, Rufous Woodpecker, Greater Yellownape, Lesser Yellownape, Crimson-winged Woodpecker, Checker-throated Woodpecker, Banded Woodpecker, Bamboo Woodpecker, Buff-rumped Woodpecker, Buff-necked Woodpecker, Grey-capped Woodpecker, Grey-and-Buff Woodpecker, Bay Woodpecker, Maroon Woodpecker, and Orange-backed Woodpecker.

Greater Yellownape
Picus flavinucha
Resident

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Laughingthrush

There are 3 laughingthrush which include Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush (Spectacled Laughingthrush), Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Malayan Laughingthrush) and Black Laughingthrush.

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Malayan Laughingthrush)
Trochalopteron peninsulae
Resident
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Barbet

Although there are 2 commonly seen and heard barbet in Fraser's Hill, there are actually 8 species of barbet up in the hill station and The Gap. Apart from the abundant Fire-tufted Barbet and Black-browed Barbet, one can expect to hear or see Gold-whiskered Barbet, Red-throated Barbet, Yellow-crowned Barbet, Blue-eared Barbet and Brown Barbet. 

Update (23.10.2015): Currently, the frequency for encountering a Golden-throated Barbet is increasing.   


Fire-tufted Barbet
Psilopogon pyrolophus
Resident






Black-browed Barbet
Megalaima oorti
Resident








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