MY030
Kulamba Wildlife Reserve


IBA Justification

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
Gould's Frogmouth Batrachostomus stellatus NT resident 2004 present A3
Malay Eared-nightjar Lyncornis temminckii LC resident 2004 present A3
Short-toed Coucal Centropus rectunguis VU resident 1985-2001 present A1, A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT non-breeding 1985-2001 present A1
Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi EN non-breeding 1984 1 individuals A1, A3
Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii NT resident 2004 present A3
Diard's Trogon Harpactes diardii NT resident 2004 present A3
Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros VU resident 2004 present A3
Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus VU resident 2004 present A3
Wrinkled Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus EN 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
Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis NT resident 2004 present A3
Crested Jayshrike Platylophus galericulatus NT resident 2004 present A3
Bornean Black Magpie Platysmurus aterrimus LC resident 2004 present A3
Hairy-backed Bulbul Tricholestes criniger LC resident 2004 present A3
Grey-cheeked Bulbul Alophoixus tephrogenys VU resident 2004 present A3
Fluffy-backed Tit-babbler Macronus ptilosus NT resident 2004 present A3
Rufous-crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum NT resident 2004 present A3
Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum nigrocapitatum 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.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1984 Kulamba Wildlife Reserve 100
1984 Kretam Virgin Jungle Reserve 2

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Grassland -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kulamba Wildlife Reserve (Malaysia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kulamba-wildlife-reserve-iba-malaysia on 23/11/2024.