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

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 Information

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Site Details

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Key Species of EAAFP in Malaysia

Shorebird

Others

Curlew Sandpiper

Chinese Egret

Red Knot

Masked Finfoot

Great Knot

Asian Dowitcher

Far Eastern Curlew

Eurasian Curlew

Black-tailed Godwit

Spoon-billed Sandpiper

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