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Site description (2003 baseline):
Coastal dipterocarp forest, sandy beach forest, open sea, Rocky islets, tropical heath forest, lowland dipterocarp forest, mangroves, peat swamp forest, sub-montane forest
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Logging and shifting cultivation around area, illegal gaharu extraction, poaching, Arowana poaching.
Incorporates two protected areas: Tanjung Datu National Park dan Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tanjung Datu-Samunsam Protected Area (Malaysia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tanjung-datu-samunsam-protected-area-iba-malaysia on 22/12/2024.