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MY043
Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary
Location Malaysia, Sarawak
Central coordinates 112o 8.00' East  1o 32.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A2, A3
Area 992,758 ha
Altitude 60 - 1,285m
Year of IBA assessment 2004

Malaysian Nature Society



Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Crimson-headed Partridge Haematortyx sanguiniceps resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Crestless Fireback Lophura erythrophthalma resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Wattled Pheasant Lophura bulweri resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A3  Vulnerable 
Wallace's Hawk-eagle Nisaetus nanus resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A3  Vulnerable 
Little Green-pigeon Treron olax resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Large Green-pigeon Treron capellei resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A3  Vulnerable 
Blue-banded Kingfisher Alcedo euryzona resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Golden-naped Barbet Megalaima pulcherrima resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Bornean Barbet Megalaima eximia resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Hose's Broadbill Calyptomena hosii resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Near Threatened 
Blue-headed Pitta Pitta baudii resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Hook-billed Bulbul Setornis criniger resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Bornean Wren-babbler Ptilocichla leucogrammica resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Chestnut-crested Yuhina Yuhina everetti resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Pygmy White-eye Oculocincta squamifrons resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Mountain Blackeye Chlorocharis emiliae resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Brown-chested Jungle-flycatcher Rhinomyias brunneatus resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Eyebrowed Jungle-flycatcher Rhinomyias gularis resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Large-billed Blue-flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus resident  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Batang Ai National Park 25,169 protected area contained by site 25,169  
Lanjak-Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary 152,711 protected area contained by site 152,711  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest   -

Management considerations Encroachment, Widespread poaching, Illegal timber extraction, Inadequate enforcement.

Protection status Comprises three contiguous protected areas: Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary (192,608 ha), Batang Ai National Park (32,000 ha) and Bentang Karihun National Park (800,000 ha; Indonesia). Proposed transboundary World Heritage Site.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013

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