Data Zone
The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus | NT | non-breeding | 1988-1989 | present | A1 |
| Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus | LC | winter | 2000 | 900-1,200 individuals | A4i |
| Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer | EN | winter | 2001-2005 | 8-31 individuals | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2018 | favourable | very high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus | 1 | 0 | individuals | 0 | very unfavourable |
| Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus | 900 | 0 | individuals | 0 | very unfavourable |
| Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer | 28 | 10 | individuals | 36 | very unfavourable |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Marine Intertidal | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
| Pollution | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Mangrove forest (tropical) | major (>10) |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Teluk Air Tawar-Kuala Muda coast (Malaysia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/teluk-air-tawar-kuala-muda-coast-iba-malaysia on 24/11/2024.