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The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus	CR	non-breeding	2000	present	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident	1985-2005	11-27 individuals	A1
Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea	EN	non-breeding	2000-2005	uncommon	A1
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes	VU	winter	1989-2005	40-70 individuals	A1, A4i
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	winter	1983-1990	3,560-4,000 individuals	A4i
Charadrius mongolus	NR	winter	1988-2003	1,100-1,200 individuals	A4i
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	winter	1983-2003	1,650-6,500 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	passage	1992-2003	1,150-1,900 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter	1992-2003	925-1,000 individuals	A4i
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	1992	1,569 individuals	A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	1983	2,617 individuals	A4i
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	VU	winter	1983-1999	3,400-4,000 individuals	A4i
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea	CR	winter	1976-2002	1-3 individuals	A1
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus	LC	winter	1983-2002	1,000-2,363 individuals	A4i
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	winter	1992	840 individuals	A4i
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	winter	2001	2,200 individuals	A4i
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer	EN	winter	1986-2005	11-28 individuals	A1, A4i
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	winter	1992-2001	1,650-2,200 individuals	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	winter	1990	1,000 individuals	A4i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	winter	1990-2002	1,100-3,000 individuals	A4i
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis	LC	winter	1990	1,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1983-2003	23,850-39,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	10	0	individuals	0	very unfavourable
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	4,000	200	individuals	5	very unfavourable
Charadrius mongolus	1,200	1,800	individuals	100	favourable
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	500	513	individuals	100	favourable
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	500	513	individuals	100	favourable
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	400	4,985	individuals	100	favourable
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	1,569	33	individuals	3	very unfavourable
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	2,617	0	individuals	0	very unfavourable
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea	1	0	individuals	0	very unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Intertidal	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Pulau Selat Kering	Forest Reserve	-
-	Banjar North FOR	Forest Reserve	1
-	Pulau Klang	Forest Reserve	-
-	Pulau Tengah	Forest Reserve	-
-	Pulau Che Mat Zin	Forest Reserve	-
-	Kapar	Forest Reserve	-
-	Pulau Pintu Gedong	Forest Reserve	-
-	Banjar South	Forest Reserve	<1
1922	Bukit Kuala Selangor	Wildlife Reserve	<1
1989	Kuala Selangor	Nature Park	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove forest (tropical)	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North-central Selangor coast (Malaysia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-central-selangor-coast-iba-malaysia on 22/11/2024.