Malaysia
Summary
- EAAFP Member since: 2012
- Number of EAAFP Flyway Network Sites: 1
- Focal Point Contact:
- Mr. Hazwan Nizam
Principal Assistant Secretary, Biodiversity Management Division, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Malaysia Email: nizam@kats.gov.my
- Mr. Hazwan Nizam
Malaysia became a Partner in 2012. It now has 1 Flyway Network Site, the most recent designation being 2013, May. Bako Buntal Bay provides valuable respite for migratory shorebirds, including our Key Species of the EAAFP such as Far Eastern Curlew, Nordmann’s Greenshank, Asian Dowitcher and etc.
Flyway Network Sites
Site Details
Key Species of EAAFP in Malaysia |
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Shorebird |
Others |
Curlew Sandpiper |
Chinese Egret |
Red Knot |
Masked Finfoot |
Great Knot |
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Asian Dowitcher |
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Far Eastern Curlew |
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Eurasian Curlew |
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Black-tailed Godwit |
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Spoon-billed Sandpiper |
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Spotted Greenshank |
Bako Buntal Bay
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Location: Sarawak
Coordinates (lat, long): 1.40000, 110.30000
Area: 2800.0 ha
Date of joining: 2013 May 15
Status: Protected Area
Other listings: Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Important for Shorebirds, and Others
Important species
Limnodromus semipalmatus (Asian Dowitcher), Numenius madagascariensis (Far Eastern Curlew), Tringa guttifer (Nordmann’s Greenshank), Xenus cinereus (Terek Sandpiper), Charadrius leschenaultii (Greater Sandplover), Egretta eulophotes (Chinese Egret)
Resources
For pages and posts on the EAAFP site related to Malaysia follow search: Malaysia