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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
Rhizothera longirostris	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Malay Eared-nightjar Lyncornis temminckii	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Silver-rumped Spinetail Rhaphidura leucopygialis	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Raffles's Malkoha Rhinortha chlorophaea	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Black-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus diardi	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Chestnut-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus sumatranus	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	VU	non-breeding	2000	uncommon	A1
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes	VU	winter	2002-2005	172-419 individuals	A1, A4i
Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi	VU	non-breeding	1994-1995	1 individuals	A1
Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus	LC	winter	2000	1,167 individuals	A4i
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	winter	2003	1,040 individuals	A4i
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis	EN	passage	2003	200 individuals	A4i
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer	EN	winter	2002-2005	3-4 individuals	A1
Barred Eagle-owl Bubo sumatranus	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Red-naped Trogon Harpactes kasumba	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros	VU	resident	2004	present	A3
Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus	VU	resident	2004	present	A3
Bornean Brown Barbet Caloramphus fuliginosus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-throated Barbet Psilopogon mystacophanos	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Red-crowned Barbet Psilopogon rafflesii	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Malay Honeyguide Indicator archipelagicus	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes grammithorax	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Banded Woodpecker Chrysophlegma miniaceum	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Blue-crowned Hanging-parrot Loriculus galgulus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Long-tailed Parakeet Belocercus longicaudus	VU	resident	2004	present	A3
Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Lesser Cuckooshrike Lalage fimbriata	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhoptera	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Green Iora Aegithina viridissima	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Spotted Fantail Rhipidura perlata	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Bornean Black Magpie Platysmurus aterrimus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Hook-billed Bulbul Setornis criniger	VU	resident	1987	present	A1, A3
Buff-vented Bulbul Iole charlottae	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Streaked Bulbul Ixos malaccensis	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Spectacled Bulbul Ixidia erythropthalmos	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Chestnut-rumped Babbler Stachyris maculata	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
Rufous-crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Ferruginous Babbler Pellorneum bicolor	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
White-chested Babbler Pellorneum rostratum	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Horsfield's Babbler Malacocincla sepiaria	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Grey-chested Jungle-flycatcher Cyornis umbratilis	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Large-billed Blue-flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus	VU	resident	1987	present	A1, A3
Bornean Blue-flycatcher Cyornis superbus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati	EN	resident	2004	present	A3
Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus maculatus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus thoracicus	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker Prionochilus xanthopygius	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Long-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera robusta	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Red-throated Sunbird Anthreptes rhodolaemus	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii	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)
Kuching Wetlands National Park	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	6,610	protected area overlaps with site	0
Bako	Communal Forest	870	protected area contained by site	870
Bako	National Park	3,470	protected area contained by site	2,728

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

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bako-Buntal Bay. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bako-buntal-bay-iba-malaysia on 24/09/2023.