Kledang Range (16021)
Malaysia, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1e
Year of last assessment: 2026
National site name: Kledang Range
Central coordinates: Latitude: 4.7500, Longitude: 101.0167
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 50 to 1058
Area of KBA (km2): 356.13479
Protected area coverage (%): 1.99
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve lies within the Kledang Hills, a range of hills east of the Sungai Perak. This extensive area in central Perak State comprises mainly of lowland and hill dipterocarp forests. The highest point is Gunung Peninjau, at 1,058 m asl, to the north of the forest reserve. Gunung Keledang, near Ipoh, is 808 m asl, and has a telecommunications station on the peak and is also a popular hiking area for residents. At Papan, near Ipoh, the Forestry Department has established a recreational area and nursery. The Ipoh-Kuala Kangsar stretch of the North-South Highway cuts through Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site includes 50 legacy bird trigger species. It also holds the only known populations of the tree species that triggers the A1e criteria, Vatica abdulrahmaniana and Diplodiscus hookerianus.
Additional biodiversity: Non-bird biodiversity: Mammals that are known to occur in the range include primates such as monkeys and gibbons, wild pig, civets, Yellow-throated Marten and various other species of small mammals. The rare Slipper Orchid has been found growing near Gunung Keledang.(I) Globally threatened mammals (IUCN, 2002):(II) Globally threatened reptiles (IUCN, 2002): (III) Globally threatened plants (IUCN, 2002): VULNERABLE: Cleistanthus glandulosus, Diospyros gambleana, Haliciopsis cockburnii; LOWER RISK/conservation dependent: Diplodiscus scortechinii; DATA DEFICIENT: Kopsia larutensis
Manageability of the site: The sites was originally identified as an IBA/CEPF site. The manageability of the site has not been documented.
Delineation rationale: The sites was originally identified as an IBA/CEPF site. No delineation rationale is available.
Habitats
Land use: fisheries/aquaculture | tourism/recreation
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 100 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Threats to Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve include logging, illegal clearing for orchards and development for housing at the foothills of Gunung Keledang.
Additional information
References: IUCN. 2002. 2002 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. http://www.redlist.org (23 June 2003).Lim, K.C. (compiler). 2001. Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve Birdlist. (Unpublished).Medway, Lord and Wells, D.R. 1976. The birds of the Malay Peninsula, Vol. 5. London: H.F. and G. Witherby in association with Kuala Lumpur: Penerbit Universiti Malaya.
Contributors: KBA originally identified using pre-existing criteria. Latest assessment of the KBA includes tree species completed by BGCI.