MY023
Kinabatangan floodplain


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
Crested Partridge Rollulus rouloul VU resident 2004 present A3
Arborophila charltonii NR resident 2000 present A3
Great Argus Argusianus argus VU resident 2000 present A3
Bornean Crestless Fireback Lophura pyronota EN resident 1991 present A1, A3
Lophura ignita NR resident 2000 present A3
Cinnamon-headed Green-pigeon Treron fulvicollis VU resident 2004 present A3
Little Green-pigeon Treron olax LC resident 2004 present A3
Large Green-pigeon Treron capellei VU resident 1992-2001 present A1, A3
Jambu Fruit-dove Ramphiculus jambu NT resident 2004 present A3
Gould's Frogmouth Batrachostomus stellatus NT resident 2004 present A3
Sunda Frogmouth Batrachostomus cornutus LC resident 2004 present A3
Malay Eared-nightjar Lyncornis temminckii LC resident 2004 present A3
Bornean Ground-cuckoo Carpococcyx radiceus VU resident 2004 present A3
Short-toed Coucal Centropus rectunguis VU resident 1991 present A1, A3
Raffles's Malkoha Rhinortha chlorophaea LC resident 2004 present A3
Red-billed Malkoha Zanclostomus javanicus LC resident 2004 present A3
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris LC resident 2000 present A3
Moustached Hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx vagans NT resident 2004 present A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus VU non-breeding 1992 present A1
Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi EN resident 1999-2000 83 individuals A1, A3, A4i
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii LC non-breeding 1984 6,000 individuals A4i
Reddish Scops-owl Otus rufescens NT resident 2004 present A3
Wallace's Hawk-eagle Nisaetus nanus VU resident 1999-2001 present A1, A3
Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii NT resident 2004 present A3
Diard's Trogon Harpactes diardii NT resident 2004 present A3
Red-naped Trogon Harpactes kasumba NT resident 2004 present A3
White-crowned Hornbill Berenicornis comatus EN resident 2004 present A3
Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros VU resident 2004 present A3
Bushy-crested Hornbill Anorrhinus galeritus NT resident 2004 present A3
Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus VU resident 2004 present A3
Wrinkled Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus EN resident 2004 present A3
Red-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus LC resident 2004 present A3
Rufous-collared Kingfisher Actenoides concretus NT 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
Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis LC resident 2004 present A3
Orange-backed Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes validus LC resident 2004 present A3
Olive-backed Woodpecker Chloropicoides rafflesii NT resident 2004 present A3
Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki NT resident 2004 present A3
Banded Woodpecker Chrysophlegma miniaceum LC resident 2004 present A3
Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus LC resident 2004 present A3
White-fronted Falconet Microhierax latifrons NT resident 2004 present A2, A3
Blue-crowned Hanging-parrot Loriculus galgulus LC resident 2004 present A3
Long-tailed Parakeet Belocercus longicaudus VU resident 2004 present A3
Blue-headed Pitta Hydrornis baudii VU resident 1991-1992 frequent A1, A3
Pitta guajana NR resident 2000 present A3
Black-crowned Pitta Erythropitta ussheri LC resident 2000 present A3
Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos LC resident 2004 present A3
Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus NT resident 2004 present A3
Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus NT resident 2004 present A3
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus LC resident 2004 present A3
Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velata NT resident 2004 present A3
Bornean Bristlehead Pityriasis gymnocephala VU resident 2004 present A3
Crested Jay Platylophus galericulatus NT resident 2004 present A3
Rail-babbler Eupetes macrocerus NT resident 2000 present A3
Hairy-backed Bulbul Tricholestes criniger LC resident 2004 present A3
Yellow-bellied Bulbul Alophoixus phaeocephalus LC resident 2004 present A3
Grey-cheeked Bulbul Alophoixus tephrogenys VU resident 2004 present A3
Finsch's Bulbul Iole finschii NT resident 2004 present A3
Buff-vented Bulbul Iole charlottae NT resident 2004 present A3
Streaked Bulbul Ixos malaccensis NT resident 2004 present A3
Scaly-breasted Bulbul Ixidia squamata NT resident 2004 present A3
Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex LC resident 2004 present A3
Black-and-white Bulbul Microtarsus melanoleucos NT resident 2004 present A3
Black-throated Babbler Stachyris nigricollis NT resident 2004 present A3
Chestnut-rumped Babbler Stachyris maculata NT resident 2004 present A3
Grey-headed Babbler Stachyris poliocephala LC resident 2004 present A3
Fluffy-backed Tit-babbler Macronus ptilosus 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
Grey-breasted Babbler Malacopteron albogulare NT resident 2000 present A3
Rufous-crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum NT resident 2004 present A3
Short-tailed Babbler Pellorneum malaccense NT resident 2004 present A3
Ferruginous Babbler Pellorneum bicolor LC resident 2004 present A3
White-chested Babbler Pellorneum rostratum NT resident 2004 present A3
Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum nigrocapitatum LC resident 2004 present A3
Striped Wren-babbler Kenopia striata NT resident 2004 present A3
Horsfield's Babbler Malacocincla sepiaria LC resident 2004 present 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 1991-1998 present A1, A3
Malay Blue-flycatcher Cyornis turcosus NT resident 2004 present A3
Rufous-chested Flycatcher Ficedula dumetoria 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
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker Prionochilus xanthopygius LC resident 2004 present A3
Brown-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum everetti NT resident 2004 present A3
Thick-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera crassirostris LC resident 2004 present A3
Long-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera robusta LC resident 2004 present A3
Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex LC 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).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Pin-Supu Virgin Jungle Reserve 4,403 protected area overlaps with site 4,403
Panti Virgin Jungle Reserve 419 protected area contained by site 419
Lower Kinabatangan-Segama Wetlands Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 78,803 protected area contained by site 78,803
Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 27,000 protected area contained by site 27,000
Keruak Virgin Jungle Reserve 256 protected area overlaps with site 256
Gomantong Protection Forest Reserve 5,115 protected area overlaps with site 5,115
Bod Tai Virgin Jungle Reserve 252 protected area overlaps with site 252

Habitats

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

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kinabatangan floodplain. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kinabatangan-floodplain-iba-malaysia on 03/10/2023.