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MY049
Similajau National Park
Location Malaysia, Sarawak
Central coordinates 113o 12.00' East  3o 24.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A3
Area 7,067 ha
Altitude 0 - 90m
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
Crestless Fireback Lophura erythrophthalma -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 
Wallace's Hawk-eagle Nisaetus nanus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Grey Imperial-pigeon Ducula pickeringii -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Short-toed Coucal Centropus rectunguis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Blue-banded Kingfisher Alcedo euryzona -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Hook-billed Bulbul Setornis criniger -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Bornean Wren-babbler Ptilocichla leucogrammica -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Similajau National Park 8,996 is identical to site 7,067  

Habitats

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

Management considerations Park isolation, widespread poaching, proposed dam construction, proposed aluminium smelter next to park, inshore trawling.

Protection status National Park, includes inshore waters.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Similajau National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/05/2013

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