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Mu Ko Similan


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
Pale-capped Pigeon Columba punicea VU resident 2004 present A1

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
1982 Ao Phangnga - Mu Koh Surin - Mu Koh Similan National Park and ASEAN Heritage Park 100
2003 Ao Phangnga - Mu Koh Surin - Mu Koh Similan Marine National Parks ASEAN Heritage 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Marine Intertidal -
Marine Neritic -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mu Ko Similan (Thailand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mu-ko-similan-iba-thailand on 23/11/2024.