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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Crimson-headed Partridge Haematortyx sanguiniceps	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Bornean Frogmouth Batrachostomus mixtus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Whitehead's Trogon Harpactes whiteheadi	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, 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
Rufous-collared Kingfisher Actenoides concretus	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Bornean Barbet Psilopogon eximius	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Golden-naped Barbet Psilopogon pulcherrimus	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Mountain Barbet Psilopogon monticola	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Blue-banded Pitta Erythropitta arquata	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Giant Pitta Hydrornis caeruleus	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Hose's Broadbill Calyptomena hosii	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Whitehead's Broadbill Calyptomena whiteheadi	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Black Oriole Oriolus hosii	NT	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Black-and-crimson Oriole Oriolus consanguineus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Bornean Whistler Pachycephala hypoxantha	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Bornean Treepie Dendrocitta cinerascens	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Chestnut-vented Bulbul Alophoixus ruficrissus	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Scaly-breasted Bulbul Ixidia squamata	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Grey-bellied Bulbul Ixidia cyaniventris	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Bornean Stubtail Urosphena whiteheadi	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Chestnut-crested Yuhina Staphida everetti	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Pygmy White-eye Heleia squamifrons	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Mountain Black-eye Zosterops emiliae	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Pomatorhinus montanus	NR	resident	2004	present	A3
Grey-hooded Babbler Cyanoderma bicolor	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Short-tailed Babbler Pellorneum malaccense	NT	resident	2004	present	A3
Temminck's Babbler Pellorneum pyrrogenys	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum nigrocapitatum	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Mountain Wren-babbler Gypsophila crassa	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush Pterorhinus treacheri	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker Prionochilus xanthopygius	LC	resident	2004	present	A3
Black-sided Flowerpecker Dicaeum monticolum	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Whitehead's Spiderhunter Arachnothera juliae	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3
Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii	LC	resident	2004	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1985	Balui	Protected Forest	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hose-Laga mountains (Malaysia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hose-laga-mountains-iba-malaysia on 22/11/2024.