Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus | CR | non-breeding (1986–1994) | uncommon | A1 |
| Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus | NT | resident (1986–2004) | 25–57 birds | A1 |
| Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea | EN | resident (1983–2004) | 21–29 pairs | A1 |
| Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax | LC | non-breeding (2002) | 20,000–40,000 birds | A4i |
| Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes | VU | winter (1985–1990) | 11–30 birds | A1 |
| Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus | LC | winter (1986) | 950 birds | A4i |
| Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | winter (1986) | 559 birds | A4i |
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | winter (1986) | 2,764 birds | A4i |
| Common Redshank Tringa totanus | LC | winter (1986) | 3,123 birds | A4i |
| Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer | EN | winter (1964) | min 90 birds | A1 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) | Mangrove forest (tropical) |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Matang coast (Malaysia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/matang-coast-iba-malaysia on 23/12/2024.