Expedition 🇮🇩 — 3 species catalogued
Indonesia
Seventeen thousand islands, two biogeographic realms, and more endemic species than almost anywhere on Earth.
Wildlife overview
Indonesia is one of the most biodiverse countries on the planet. Its islands straddle the Wallace Line — the invisible boundary between Asian and Australasian wildlife — which means orangutans and tigers share a nation with tree kangaroos, birds-of-paradise, and the world's largest lizard.
For collectors, Indonesia is the ultimate expedition: rainforest canopies in Borneo and Sumatra, dragon-patrolled savannas in Komodo, and one of the rarest birds alive surviving in a single park on Bali.
Popular discoveries
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Orangutan — The person of the forest — a red-haired great ape found only in the rainforest canopies of Borneo and Sumatra.
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Komodo Dragon — The world's largest lizard — a three-metre apex predator that rules a handful of Indonesian islands.
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Bali Starling — One of the rarest birds on Earth — a snow-white starling with electric-blue eye patches, found only on Bali.
Best places to spot wildlife
Tanjung Puting National Park
Central Kalimantan, Borneo
Riverboat safaris through peat-swamp forest with near-guaranteed orangutan sightings at feeding stations along the Sekonyer River.
Komodo National Park
East Nusa Tenggara
The only place on Earth to see wild Komodo dragons, patrolling savanna hillsides between pink-sand beaches and manta-filled reefs.
Bali Barat National Park
West Bali
The last wild stronghold of the Bali starling, alongside rusa deer, langurs, and over 160 other bird species.
Gunung Leuser National Park
North Sumatra
One of the last places where orangutans, tigers, elephants, and rhinos still share the same rainforest.
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