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Brunei Bay


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Bonaparte's Nightjar Caprimulgus concretus VU resident (2004) present A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT resident (2004) present A1
Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi EN resident (2004) present A1
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes VU non-breeding (1986) 15–25 birds A1
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii LC winter (2004) present A4i
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer EN winter (2004) present A1
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii LC non-breeding (2004) present A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a unknown (2004) min 20,000 birds A4iii

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Heath forest (tropical); Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical); Mangrove forest (tropical); Peat swamp forest (tropical)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Brunei Bay (Brunei). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/brunei-bay-iba-brunei on 23/12/2024.