Key Biodiversity Areas

Mount Kinabalu (16019)
Malaysia, Asia

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesHarpactes whiteheadiWhitehead's TrogonLC2018B2link-icon
AvesSpilornis kinabaluensisKinabalu Serpent-eagleNT2018B2link-icon
AvesZoothera everettiEverett's ThrushNT2018B2link-icon
AvesVauriella gularisEyebrowed Jungle-flycatcherLC2018B2link-icon
AvesLocustella accentorFriendly Grasshopper-warblerLC2018B2link-icon
AvesGypsophila crassaMountain Wren-babblerLC2018B2link-icon
AmphibiaAnsonia guibeiMesilau Stream ToadCR2023A1elink-icon
AvesPsilopogon pulcherrimusGolden-naped BarbetLC2018B2link-icon
AvesDicaeum monticolumBlack-sided FlowerpeckerLC2018B2link-icon
AvesArachnothera juliaeWhitehead's SpiderhunterLC2018B2link-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesLophura bulweriBulwer's PheasantVU2004link-icon
AvesZanclostomus javanicusRed-billed MalkohaLC2004link-icon
AvesCiconia stormiStorm's StorkEN2004link-icon
AvesCalyptomena whiteheadiWhitehead's BroadbillLC2004link-icon
AvesEupetes macrocerusRail-babblerNT2004link-icon
AvesPachycephala hypoxanthaBornean WhistlerLC2004link-icon
AvesPlatylophus galericulatusCrested ShrikejayNT2004link-icon
AvesPlatysmurus leucopterus_oldBlack Magpie2004link-icon
AvesEnicurus ruficapillusChestnut-naped ForktailNT2004link-icon
AvesMicrotarsus melanoleucosBlack-and-white BulbulNT2004link-icon
AvesIxidia squamataScaly-breasted BulbulNT2004link-icon
AvesZosterops atricapillaBlack-capped White-eyeLC2004link-icon
AvesMelanocichla lugubrisBlack BabblerLC2004link-icon
AvesPterorhinus mitratusChestnut-capped Laughingthrush2004link-icon
AvesAnthreptes simplexPlain SunbirdLC2004link-icon
AvesHemicircus concretus_oldGrey-and-buff Woodpecker2004link-icon
AvesPsilopogon chrysopogonGold-whiskered BarbetLC2004link-icon
AvesPsilopogon rafflesiiRed-crowned BarbetNT2004link-icon
AvesPsilopogon mystacophanosRed-throated BarbetNT2004link-icon
AvesPsilopogon monticolaMountain BarbetLC2004link-icon
AvesPsilopogon henriciiYellow-crowned BarbetNT2004link-icon
AvesBuceros rhinocerosRhinoceros HornbillVU2004link-icon
AvesAnorrhinus galeritusBushy-crested HornbillNT2004link-icon
AvesBerenicornis comatusWhite-crowned HornbillEN2004link-icon
AvesHarpactes kasumbaRed-naped TrogonNT2004link-icon
AvesHarpactes diardiiDiard's TrogonNT2004link-icon
AvesHarpactes orrhophaeusCinnamon-rumped TrogonVU2004link-icon
AvesHarpactes duvauceliiScarlet-rumped TrogonNT2004link-icon
AvesAlcedo euryzona_oldBlue-banded Kingfisher2004link-icon
AvesActenoides concretusRufous-collared KingfisherNT2004link-icon
AvesNyctyornis amictusRed-bearded Bee-eaterLC2004link-icon
AvesHierococcyx vagansMoustached Hawk-cuckooNT2004link-icon
AvesPhaenicophaeus diardiBlack-bellied MalkohaNT2004link-icon
AvesPhaenicophaeus sumatranusChestnut-bellied MalkohaNT2004link-icon
AvesRhinortha chlorophaeaRaffles's MalkohaLC2004link-icon
AvesPhaenicophaeus curvirostris_oldChestnut-breasted Malkoha2004link-icon
AvesLoriculus galgulusBlue-crowned Hanging-parrotLC2004link-icon
AvesRhaphidura leucopygialisSilver-rumped SpinetailLC2004link-icon
AvesOtus rufescensReddish Scops-owlNT2004link-icon
AvesOtus brookiiRajah Scops-owlLC2004link-icon
AvesBatrachostomus mixtusBornean FrogmouthLC2004link-icon
AvesLyncornis temminckiiMalay Eared-nightjarLC2004link-icon
AvesTreron olaxLittle Green-pigeonLC2004link-icon
AvesRamphiculus jambuJambu Fruit-doveNT2004link-icon
AvesNisaetus albonigerBlyth's Hawk-eagleLC2004link-icon
AvesMicrohierax latifronsWhite-fronted FalconetNT2004link-icon
AvesHydrornis baudiiBlue-headed PittaVU2004link-icon
AvesErythropitta arquataBlue-banded PittaLC2004link-icon
AvesEurylaimus ochromalusBlack-and-yellow BroadbillNT2004link-icon
AvesCalyptomena viridisGreen BroadbillNT2004link-icon
AvesCalyptomena hosiiHose's BroadbillLC2004link-icon
AvesOriolus cruentus_oldBlack-and-crimson Oriole2004link-icon
AvesCissa thalassina_old2004link-icon
AvesDendrocitta occipitalis_oldSunda Treepie2004link-icon
AvesOriolus xanthonotusDark-throated Oriole2004link-icon
AvesCoracina larvataSunda CuckooshrikeLC2004link-icon
AvesLalage fimbriataLesser CuckooshrikeLC2004link-icon
AvesPericrocotus igneusFiery MinivetNT2004link-icon
AvesHemipus hirundinaceusBlack-winged Flycatcher-shrikeLC2004link-icon
AvesRhipidura perlataSpotted FantailLC2004link-icon
AvesPhilentoma pyrhopteraRufous-winged PhilentomaLC2004link-icon
AvesPhilentoma velataMaroon-breasted PhilentomaNT2004link-icon
AvesMyophonus glaucinus_old2004link-icon
AvesGeokichla interpres_old2004link-icon
AvesChlamydochaera jefferyiFruithunterLC2004link-icon
AvesCyornis olivaceusFulvous-chested Jungle-flycatcherLC2004link-icon
AvesCyornis umbratilisGrey-chested Jungle-flycatcherNT2004link-icon
AvesFicedula dumetoria_oldRufous-chested Flycatcher2004link-icon
AvesEumyias indigoIndigo FlycatcherLC2004link-icon
AvesCyornis superbusBornean Blue-flycatcherLC2004link-icon
AvesCyornis turcosusMalay Blue-flycatcherNT2004link-icon
AvesPycnonotus plumosus_oldOlive-winged Bulbul2004link-icon
AvesPycnonotus simplexCream-vented Bulbul2004link-icon
AvesPycnonotus brunneusRed-eyed BulbulLC2004link-icon
AvesIxidia erythropthalmosSpectacled BulbulLC2004link-icon
AvesAlophoixus ochraceus_oldOchraceous Bulbul2004link-icon
AvesAlophoixus bres_oldGrey-cheeked Bulbul2004link-icon
AvesAlophoixus phaeocephalusYellow-bellied BulbulLC2004link-icon
AvesTricholestes crinigerHairy-backed BulbulLC2004link-icon
AvesIxos malaccensisStreaked BulbulNT2004link-icon
AvesHeleia squamifronsPygmy White-eyeLC2004link-icon
AvesZosterops emiliaeMountain Black-eyeLC2004link-icon
AvesUrosphena whiteheadiBornean StubtailLC2004link-icon
AvesPellorneum rostratumWhite-chested BabblerNT2004link-icon
AvesPellorneum bicolorFerruginous BabblerLC2004link-icon
AvesMalacocincla sepiariaHorsfield's BabblerLC2004link-icon
AvesPellorneum malaccenseShort-tailed BabblerNT2004link-icon
AvesPellorneum pyrrogenysTemminck's BabblerLC2004link-icon
AvesPellorneum capistratum_oldBlack-capped Babbler2004link-icon
AvesMalacopteron magnirostreMoustached BabblerLC2004link-icon
AvesMalacopteron affineSooty-capped BabblerNT2004link-icon
AvesMalacopteron magnumRufous-crowned BabblerNT2004link-icon
AvesPomatorhinus montanusChestnut-backed Scimitar-babbler2004link-icon
AvesKenopia striataStriped Wren-babblerNT2004link-icon
AvesStachyris poliocephalaGrey-headed BabblerLC2004link-icon
AvesStachyris maculataChestnut-rumped BabblerNT2004link-icon
AvesCyanoderma erythropterum_oldChestnut-winged Babbler2004link-icon
AvesMacronus ptilosusFluffy-backed Tit-babblerNT2004link-icon
AvesAlcippe brunneicaudaBrown FulvettaNT2004link-icon
AvesAnthreptes rhodolaemusRed-throated SunbirdNT2004link-icon
AvesAethopyga mystacalis_oldScarlet Sunbird2004link-icon
AvesArachnothera robustaLong-billed SpiderhunterLC2004link-icon
AvesCymbirhynchus macrorhynchos_oldBlack-and-red Broadbill2004link-icon
AvesBlythipicus rubiginosusMaroon WoodpeckerLC2004link-icon
AvesChrysocolaptes validusOrange-backed WoodpeckerLC2004link-icon
AvesMeiglyptes tristis_oldBuff-rumped Woodpecker2004link-icon
AvesMeiglyptes tukkiBuff-necked WoodpeckerNT2004link-icon
AvesPsilopogon eximiusBornean BarbetLC2004link-icon
AvesCaloramphus fuliginosus_oldBrown Barbet2004link-icon
AvesAnthracoceros malayanusBlack HornbillVU2004link-icon
AvesStaphida everettiChestnut-crested YuhinaLC2004link-icon
AvesPrionochilus maculatusYellow-breasted FlowerpeckerLC2004link-icon
AvesPrionochilus xanthopygiusYellow-rumped FlowerpeckerLC2004link-icon
AvesArachnothera flavigasterSpectacled SpiderhunterLC2004link-icon
AvesArachnothera chrysogenysYellow-eared SpiderhunterLC2004link-icon
AvesArachnothera affinis_oldGrey-breasted Spiderhunter2004link-icon
AvesMelanoperdix nigerBlack PartridgeVU2004link-icon
AvesArborophila hyperythraBornean PartridgeLC2004link-icon
AvesHaematortyx sanguinicepsCrimson-headed PartridgeLC2004link-icon
AvesRollulus rouloulCrested PartridgeVU2004link-icon
AvesLophura erythrophthalma_oldCrestless Fireback2004link-icon
AvesArgusianus argus_old2004link-icon
AvesIndicator archipelagicusMalay HoneyguideNT2004link-icon
AvesSasia abnormisRufous PiculetLC2004link-icon
AvesChrysophlegma miniaceumBanded WoodpeckerLC2004link-icon
AvesPicus puniceusCrimson-winged WoodpeckerLC2004link-icon
AvesPicus mentalis_oldChecker-throated Woodpecker2004link-icon
AvesChloropicoides rafflesiiOlive-backed WoodpeckerNT2004link-icon
MammaliaRattus baluensisKinabalu RatLC2010link-icon
MammaliaSuncus aterBlack ShrewDD2010link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Mount Kinabalu. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 12, 2025.