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

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	EN	resident (1990)	25–50 birds	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident (1993)	51 birds	A1
Javan Plover Charadrius javanicus	LC	resident (1987–1998)	present	A2
Javan Hawk-eagle Nisaetus bartelsi	EN	resident (1998)	4–5 pairs	A1, A2, A3
Grey-cheeked Tit-babbler Mixornis flavicollis	LC	resident (1987–1998)	present	A2, A3
Crescent-chested Babbler Cyanoderma melanothorax	LC	resident (1987–1998)	present	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1919	Alas Purwo	Taman Nasional (II)	100
1992	Alas Purwo	National Park (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alas Purwo (Indonesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alas-purwo-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.