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Tawau Hills Park


IBA Justification

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).


IBA Protection

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

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.


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.