ID028
Berbak


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 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
Black Partridge Melanoperdix niger VU resident (2000) present A1, A3
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata CR resident (2000) frequent A1
Silvery Pigeon Columba argentina CR resident (2000) present A1, A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT resident (2000) common A1
Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea EN resident (2000) common A1
Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi EN resident (2000) rare A1, A3
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus NT winter (2000) max 1,460 birds A4i
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer EN passage (1986) 8 birds A1
Malay Blue-banded Kingfisher Alcedo peninsulae NT resident (2000) present A1, A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2001) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2001 not assessed medium not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Natural system modifications happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1935 Berbak Taman Nasional (II) 54

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 57 Peat swamp forest (tropical); Mangrove forest (tropical)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Wetlands (inland) major (>10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 90
forestry -


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