MY031
Sipadan islands


Country/territory: Malaysia

IBA criteria met: A1, A2 (2004)
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Area: 11 hectares (0.11 km2)

Malaysian Nature Society

Site summary
Located in Lahad Datu, Sabah, this area consists of three islands. One of the island was declared as a bird sanctuary by the British administrators before Malaysia's independence.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sipadan islands (Malaysia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sipadan-islands-iba-malaysia on 23/12/2024.