MY021
Mount Kinabalu


Country/territory: Malaysia

IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (2004)
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Area: 110,000 hectares (1,100.00 km2)

Malaysian Nature Society

Site summary
Located in 4 districts in the state of Sabah, this is said to be the first park to be established in Sabah. Gunung Kinabalu is the highest peak in South East Asia. The Kinabalu Park is a gazetted national park.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Kinabalu (Malaysia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-kinabalu-iba-malaysia on 22/12/2024.