Non-bird biodiversity: The important faunas in this site are Presbytis comata and Trachypithecus auratus (Nijman 1997).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
General forest destruction (MacKinnon et.al.1982).
Protected areas
5400 ha of this area declared as Wildlife Sanctuary based on SK Menteri Pertanian No.420/Kpts/Um/7/1979 (Anon 1997, Anon 1998)
Habitat and land use
Gunung Sawal supports lowland rainforest and lower mountain rainforest. This area has hydrological importance for surrounding area. (MacKinnon et.al.1982).Although only few information already known from this site, but based on good forest condition it is predicted that the site is important for biodiversity.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gunung Sawal. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/03/2023.
