Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes | VU | non-breeding (2004) | present | A1 |
| Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris | EN | winter (2015) | present | A1 |
| Brown-chested Jungle-flycatcher Cyornis brunneatus | VU | winter (2015) | common | A1 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2015. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2012 | poor | medium | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes | 2 / 5 (birds) | 40 | poor | ||
| Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii | 220 / 400 (birds) | 56 | poor | ||
| Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus | 100 / 150 (birds) | 67 | poor | ||
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Forest | moderate (70–90%) | moderate (70–90%) | poor |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Pollution | likely in short term (<4 years) | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Climate change and severe weather | likely in long term (>4 years) | whole of population/area (>90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Some of area covered (10–49%) | No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | North-East Conservation Area | Other (-) | 100 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | major (>10) | Abandoned farmland, disturbed ground; Forestry and agro-industrial plantations; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Small settlements, rural gardens; Urban areas |
| Forest | major (>10) | Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical); Mangrove forest (tropical) |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Neritic | major (>10) | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | minor (<10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| tourism/recreation | - |
| other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ubin-Khatib (Singapore). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ubin-khatib-iba-singapore on 23/12/2024.