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Site description (1999 baseline):
Site location and context
Located around 60 km north-west of Denpasar, this area has steep and undulating topography. The highest peak Gunung Patas (Mt. Patas) (1412 m).
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).
Mixed-monsoon forest, lower mountain forest and mountain forest (MacKinnon
et.al.1982). In the savanna,
Corypha and
Borassus palms are common (Whitten
et.al.1996). The richest and productive coral area around Menjangan Island (Polunin
et.al.1980).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Burning of savanna, illegal settlements, illegal hunting/poaching (mainly Bali Starling) and forest cutting (MacKinnon
et.al.1982).
Declared as Bali Barat National Park (19002.89 ha) based on SK Menteri Pertanian No.736/Mentan/X/82 on 14 October 1982 and also declare as 'World Heritage' (Anon 1997, Anon 1998).
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 23/12/2024.
