Current view: Text account
Site description (1999 baseline):
Site location and context
Located around 43 km south-east of Kediri, it consists of 4 main mountains, Gunung Kawi (2651 m), Gunung Kelud (1731 m), Gunung Butak (2868 m) and Gunung Pitrang (2625 m) Anon 1989).
Non-bird biodiversity: Trachypithecus auratus (Nijman 1997).
The area contains rare lowland and hill forests on volcanic soils (MacKinnon
et.al .1982, Whitten
et.al .1996).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Cutting and clearence of forest for settlement (MacKinnon
et.al .1982).
Proposed as nature reserve (50000 ha).
Recommended citation http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gunung-kawi-kelud-iba-indonesia on 04/12/2023.
