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The site was identified as important in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Crimson-headed Partridge Haematortyx sanguiniceps	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Great Argus Argusianus argus	VU	resident	2000	present	A3
Malay Peacock-pheasant Polyplectron malacense	EN	resident	2004	present	A3
Bulwer's Pheasant Lophura bulweri	VU	resident	1960-1969	present	A1, A3
Raffles's Malkoha Rhinortha chlorophaea	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Barred Eagle-owl Bubo sumatranus	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Cinnamon-rumped Trogon Harpactes orrhophaeus	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Diard's Trogon Harpactes diardii	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
White-crowned Hornbill Berenicornis comatus	EN	resident	2004	present	A3
Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros	VU	resident	2004	present	A3
Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus	VU	resident	2004	present	A3
Malay Blue-banded Kingfisher Alcedo peninsulae	NT	resident	2001	present	A1, A3
Yellow-crowned Barbet Psilopogon henricii	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Gold-whiskered Barbet Psilopogon chrysopogon	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Malay Honeyguide Indicator archipelagicus	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Blue-headed Pitta Hydrornis baudii	VU	resident	2001	present	A1, A3
Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Green Iora Aegithina viridissima	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Bornean Bristlehead Pityriasis gymnocephala	VU	resident	2004	present	A3
Grey-cheeked Bulbul Alophoixus tephrogenys	VU	resident	2004	present	A3
Finsch's Bulbul Iole finschii	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Chestnut-backed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus montanus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Grey-headed Babbler Stachyris poliocephala	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
White-necked Babbler Stachyris leucotis	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Grey-hooded Babbler Cyanoderma bicolor	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Sooty-capped Babbler Malacopteron affine	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Bornean Wren-babbler Ptilocichla leucogrammica	VU	resident	1956	present	A1, A3
Brown Fulvetta Alcippe brunneicauda	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Rufous-tailed Shama Copsychus pyrropygus	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Large-billed Blue-flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus	VU	resident	2001	present	A1, A3
Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati	EN	resident	2004	present	A3
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker Prionochilus xanthopygius	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera affinis	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera affinis	LC	resident	2004	present	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Ulu Kalumpang	Protection Forest Reserve	51,337	protected area overlaps with site	27,984
Tawau Hill Park	Park	28,046	protected area overlaps with site	27,984
Mount Andrassy	Protection Forest Reserve	3,595	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tawau Hills Park. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tawau-hills-park-iba-malaysia on 09/12/2023.