MY041
Sadong-Saribas coast


IBA Justification

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'):
Species Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Cinnamon-headed Green-pigeon Treron fulvicollis VU resident 2004 present A3
Malay Eared-nightjar Lyncornis temminckii LC resident 2004 present A3
Silver-rumped Spinetail Rhaphidura leucopygialis LC resident 2004 present A3
Short-toed Coucal Centropus rectunguis VU resident 2003 present A1, 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
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus CR non-breeding 2004 present A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT non-breeding 2003 min 4 individuals A1
Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi EN non-breeding 2003 uncommon A1, A3
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes VU winter 2003 30 individuals A1
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva LC winter 2000 common A4i
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii LC winter 2000 common A4i
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata NT winter 2000 common A4i
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis EN passage 2004 present A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa NT winter 2000 common A4i
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres LC winter 2000 common A4i
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris EN winter 2000 common A4i
Red Knot Calidris canutus NT passage 2000 common A4i
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea NT winter 2000 common A4i
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis LC winter 2000 common A4i
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer EN winter 2000 present A1
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
Red-crowned Barbet Psilopogon rafflesii NT resident 2004 present A3
Malay Honeyguide Indicator archipelagicus NT resident 2004 present A3
Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis LC resident 2004 present A3
Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus LC resident 2004 present A3
Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki NT resident 2004 present A3
Banded Woodpecker Chrysophlegma miniaceum LC resident 2004 present A3
Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius 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
Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus NT resident 2004 present A3
Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus NT 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
Bornean Bristlehead Pityriasis gymnocephala VU resident 2004 present A3
Hook-billed Bulbul Setornis criniger VU resident 2003 present A1, A3
Buff-vented Bulbul Iole charlottae NT 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
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
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 2004 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
Grey-chested Jungle-flycatcher Cyornis umbratilis NT resident 2004 present A3
Malay Blue-flycatcher Cyornis turcosus NT 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
Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus percussus LC resident 2004 present A3
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys LC resident 2004 present A3
Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster LC resident 2004 present A3
Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex LC resident 2004 present A3

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Triso Protected Forest 19,189 protected area overlaps with site 0
Saribas-Lupar Protected Forest 31,470 protected area overlaps with site 0
Medalam Protected Forest 16,451 protected area contained by site 16,451
Maludam National Park 43,846 protected area contained by site 43,100
Maludam Forest Reserve 16,593 protected area overlaps with site 0

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sadong-Saribas coast. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sadong-saribas-coast-iba-malaysia on 19/03/2024.