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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
Crimson-headed Partridge Haematortyx sanguiniceps	LC	resident (2000)	present	A2, A3
Great Argus Argusianus argus	VU	resident (2000)	present	A3
Malay Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron malacense	EN	resident (2004)	present	A3
Bulwer's Pheasant Lophura bulweri	VU	resident (1960–1969)	present	A1, A3
Raffles's Malkoha Rhinortha chlorophaea	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Barred Eagle-owl Bubo sumatranus	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
Cinnamon-rumped Trogon Harpactes orrhophaeus	VU	resident (2004)	present	A3
Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
Diard's Trogon Harpactes diardii	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
White-crowned Hornbill Berenicornis comatus	EN	resident (2004)	present	A3
Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros	VU	resident (2004)	present	A3
Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus	VU	resident (2004)	present	A3
Malay Blue-banded Kingfisher Alcedo peninsulae	NT	resident (2001)	present	A1, A3
Yellow-crowned Barbet Psilopogon henricii	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
Gold-whiskered Barbet Psilopogon chrysopogon	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Malaysian Honeyguide Indicator archipelagicus	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Blue-headed Pitta Hydrornis baudii	VU	resident (2001)	present	A1, A3
Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
Green Iora Aegithina viridissima	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
Bornean Bristlehead Pityriasis gymnocephala	VU	resident (2004)	present	A3
Grey-cheeked Bulbul Alophoixus tephrogenys	VU	resident (2004)	present	A3
Finsch's Bulbul Iole finschii	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Pomatorhinus montanus	NR	resident (2004)	present	A3
Grey-headed Babbler Stachyris poliocephala	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
White-necked Babbler Stachyris leucotis	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
Grey-hooded Babbler Cyanoderma bicolor	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Sooty-capped Babbler Malacopteron affine	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
Bornean Wren-babbler Ptilocichla leucogrammica	VU	resident (1956)	present	A1, A3
Brown Fulvetta Alcippe brunneicauda	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
Rufous-tailed Shama Copsychus pyrropygus	NT	resident (2004)	present	A3
Large-billed Blue Flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus	VU	resident (2001)	present	A1, A3
Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati	EN	resident (2004)	present	A3
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker Prionochilus xanthopygius	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera affinis	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera affinis	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Tawau Hill Park	Park (II)	100
1992	Ulu Kalumpang	Protection Forest Reserve (Ia)	100
1992	Mount Andrassy	Protection Forest Reserve (Ia)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tawau Hills Park (Malaysia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tawau-hills-park-iba-malaysia on 22/12/2024.