The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Niah Caves | National Historic Monument | 71 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Niah | National Park | 3,553 | protected area overlaps with site | 3,138 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | - | |
Wetlands (inland) | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Niah National Park. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/niah-national-park-iba-malaysia on 19/03/2024.