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Unlike many regions in Southeast Asia Malaysian Borneo still has the majority of its mangrove habitats, ecosystems essential not just for coastal defense, as a sediment stabilser and a nursery habitat for many reef species but also in their role supporting many species unique to the mangrove environment itself. Countless species of bird thrive in this habitat, feeding from all sorts of fish, insects and crustaceans. Four species of incredibly colourful kingfisher can be often seen in the mangroves, herons and egrets too are common, as are beecatchers and hawks, especially the elang putih (Sea Eagle). Although abundant through Malaysian Borneo's mangrove habitats the endemic Proboscis Monkey can be seen particularly at Klias; here salt water crocodiles can also be found.

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Mangrove is very easy to find in Malaysian Borneo but some of the more accessible and finer examples of dense mangrove exist in the Kinabatangan and at Klias. The KKBS (Kota Kinabalu Bird Sanctuary) is a great place to see many birds in their natural mangrove habitat.