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 |
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.