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!

Swallow, Swift, Swiftlet and Treeswift

I must admit. With so many beautiful species up on this highland, many birders would rather pay less attention to those fast flying and less colorful birds in the sky. However, I still need to include them on this blog. I make things easier so that I lumped all the swallows, swifts, swiftlets and treeswifts under 1 posting. These include Barn Swallow, Pacific Swallow, Rufous-bellied Swallow, Asian House Martin, Edible-nest Swiftlet, Himalayan Swiftlet, White-bellied Swiftlet / Glossy Swiftlet, White-throated Needletail, Silver-backed Needletail, Brown-backed Needletail, Silver-rumped Needletail, Fork-tailed Swift, House Swift, and Grey-rumped Treeswift. In total, there is about 14 species.

Pacific Swallow
Hirundo tahitica 
Resident