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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
Crested Partridge Rollulus rouloul	VU	resident (2004)	present	A3
Cinnamon-headed Green-pigeon Treron fulvicollis	VU	resident (2004)	present	A3
Large Green-pigeon Treron capellei	VU	resident (2001)	present	A1, A3
Short-toed Coucal Centropus rectunguis	VU	resident (1975–2001)	present	A1, A3
Raffles's Malkoha Rhinortha chlorophaea	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	non-breeding (1983–1984)	present	A1
Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi	EN	resident (1998)	6 birds	A1, A3, A4i
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes	VU	winter (1975–1983)	present	A1
Barred Eagle-owl Bubo sumatranus	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
Red-crowned Barbet Psilopogon rafflesii	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes grammithorax	LC	resident (2000)	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
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Hook-billed Bulbul Setornis criniger	VU	resident (1960–1999)	present	A1, A3
Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Cream-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus pseudosimplex	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Black-and-white Bulbul Microtarsus melanoleucos	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
Chestnut-rumped Babbler Stachyris maculata	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
Grey-hooded Babbler Cyanoderma bicolor	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
White-chested Babbler Pellorneum rostratum	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
Bornean Wren-babbler Ptilocichla leucogrammica	VU	resident (1999)	present	A1, A3
Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati	EN	resident (2004)	present	A3
Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus thoracicus	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
Brown-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum everetti	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1978	Pulau Tiga	State Park (II)	9
1992	SG. Binsuluk	Protection Forest Reserve (Ia)	7

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Klias peninsula (Malaysia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/klias-peninsula-iba-malaysia on 23/12/2024.