Birding in Gunung Leuser National Park
Vast undisturbed forests stretching from lowlands to montane. Rarely visited and many discoveries still to be made.
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Sumatra birding site
Birding in Kerinci-Seblat National Park
Famous montane and hill birding. Easily accessible forests with a good chance of almost all montane sumatran endemics.
Read moreBirding in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park
Getting a great reputation for montane and sub-montane specialities, such as Sumatran Ground-cuckoo. Also good for lowland and hill birding. Access can be tricky!
Read moreBirding around coastal Medan
Some great sites near medan for coastal birding. Good for waders, big waterbirds and migrants.
Read moreBirding at Pantai Cemara
Not easy to get there, but perhaps the best wader site in Sumatra. Nordman’s Greenshank and Asian Dowitcher are regularly seen.
Read moreBirding in Way Kambas National Park
Easily accessible lowland forest. White-winged Ducks, Storm’s Storks and some of the best night birding in Asia.
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