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Tasek Merimbun


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi EN resident (2004) present A1, A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1984 Tasek Merimbun National Park and ASEAN Heritage Park (II) 100
1984 Tasek Merinbun Forest Reserve (II) 100
2004 Tasek Merimbun ASEAN Heritage (UA) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -
Wetlands (inland) -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tasek Merimbun (Brunei). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tasek-merimbun-iba-brunei on 23/12/2024.