ID173
Morowali


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Maleo Macrocephalon maleo CR resident 2004 present A1, A2
Sulawesi Ground-dove Gallicolumba tristigmata LC resident 2000 present A2
White-bellied Imperial-pigeon Ducula forsteni LC resident 2000 present A2
Grey-headed Imperial-pigeon Ducula radiata LC resident 2000 present A2
White Imperial-pigeon Ducula luctuosa LC resident 2000 present A2
Ptilinopus subgularis NR resident 2000 present A2
Ptilinopus fischeri NR resident 2000 present A2
Sombre Pigeon Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa LC resident 2000 present A2
Heinrich's Nightjar Eurostopodus diabolicus VU resident 2004 present A1, A2
Sulawesi Cuckoo Cuculus crassirostris LC resident 2000 present A2
Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea EN resident 2004 present A1
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes VU non-breeding 2004 present A1
Sulawesi Woodcock Scolopax celebensis NT resident 2000 present A2
Minahasa Masked-owl Tyto inexspectata VU resident 2004 present A1, A2
Ochre-bellied Boobook Ninox ochracea NT resident 2000 present A2
Sulawesi Dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx fallax LC resident 2000 present A2
Blue-headed Kingfisher Actenoides monachus NT resident 2000 present A2
Scaly-breasted Kingfisher Actenoides princeps LC resident 2000 present A2
Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher Cittura cyanotis LC resident 2000 present A2
Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea CR resident 2004 present A1
Trichoglossus flavoviridis NR resident 2000 present A2
Pygmy Hanging-parrot Loriculus exilis LC resident 2000 present A2
Dark-eared Myza Myza celebensis LC resident 2000 present A2
White-eared Myza Myza sarasinorum LC resident 2000 present A2
Sulphur-bellied Whistler Pachycephala sulfuriventer LC resident 2000 present A2
Cerulean Cuckooshrike Coracina temminckii LC resident 2000 present A2
Pygmy Cuckooshrike Celebesica abbotti LC resident 2000 present A2
Rusty-bellied Fantail Rhipidura teysmanni LC resident 2000 present A2
Sulawesi Drongo Dicrurus montanus LC resident 2000 present A2
Sulawesi Grasshopper-warbler Locustella castanea LC resident 2000 present A2
Malia Malia grata LC resident 2000 present A2
Phylloscopus sarasinorum NR resident 2000 present A2
Fiery-browed Starling Enodes erythrophris LC resident 2000 present A2
Geomalia Zoothera heinrichi NT resident 2000 present A2
Sulawesi Thrush Cataponera turdoides LC resident 2000 present A2
Blue-fronted Warbling-flycatcher Eumyias hoevelli LC resident 2000 present A2
Heinrichia calligyna NR resident 2000 present A2
Hylocitrea bonensis NR resident 2000 present A2
Chrysocorythus estherae NR resident 2000 present A2

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Muara Angke Suaka Margasatwa 225,000 is identical to site 225,000
Morowali Cagar Alam 1 protected area overlaps with site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest -
Marine Intertidal -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Morowali. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/morowali-iba-indonesia on 01/10/2023.