The site was identified as important in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2001).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 2,595,125 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,700,000 |
The Leuser Ecosystem | Conservation Area | 2,700,000 | protected area contains site | 1,700,000 |
Leuser National Park | ASEAN Heritage | 1,094,692 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Gunung Leuser National Park | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 792,675 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Gunung Leuser | National Park | 867,789 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,094,692 |
Bukit Barisan | Taman Hutan Raya | 0 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical), Upper montane rain forest (tropical), Lower montane rain forest (tropical) | - |
Wetlands (inland) | - | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
Shrubland | Subalpine and alpine scrub | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gunung Leuser. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gunung-leuser-iba-indonesia on 23/09/2023.