Data Zone
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 |
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 |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Berbak | Taman Nasional (II) | 54 |
| 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 | % 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.