Data Zone
Country/territory: Indonesia
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3, A4iv (2004)
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Area: 89,003 hectares (890.03 km2)
Site description (1999 baseline)
Located around 60 km north-west of Denpasar, this area has steep and undulating topography. The highest peak Gunung Patas (Mt. Patas) (1412 m).
Key biodiversity
The only area for Bali Starling Leucopsar rothschildi.Bali Barat lies on the raptors migration route, which include Oriental Honey-Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus, Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis and Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis (Ash 1984; 1993).
Non-bird biodiversity: Dugong dugon, Trachypithecus auratus, Chelonia mydas (Polunin et.al.1982, Whitten et.al.1996, Nijman 1997).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bali Barat (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bali-barat-iba-indonesia on 22/12/2024.