Data Zone
Country/territory: Indonesia
IBA criteria met: A1, A2 (2002)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 6,569 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
| 2012 | medium | near favourable | high |
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Site description (baseline)
This area consists of slopes and flat ridges which are formed by volcanic activity. There is a crater lake in the active mountain of Wae Sano.
Key biodiversity
There are two endemic birds of Flores in this area. Flores Monarch Monarcha sacerdotum and Flores Crow Corvus florensis (Trainor & Lesmana 2000). In 1970s, Yellow-crested Cockatoo was reported abundant, but there is no new record and it is predicted extinct from this area (Schmutz 1977).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sesok. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/15933 on 29/05/2023.
