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MY050
Niah National Park
Location Malaysia, Sarawak
Central coordinates 113o 46.00' East  3o 47.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A2, A3
Area 3,140 ha
Altitude 0 - 394m
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
Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 
Wallace's Hawk-eagle Nisaetus nanus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Large Green-pigeon Treron capellei -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Short-toed Coucal Centropus rectunguis -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Blue-headed Pitta Pitta baudii -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Hook-billed Bulbul Setornis criniger -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Large-billed Blue-flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus -  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Niah National Park 3,553 is identical to site 3,140  

Habitats

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

Management considerations Isolation of park, quarrying of limestone, high hunting levels

Protection status National Park

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Niah National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2013

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