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Site description (2003 baseline):
Site location and context
Located at the upstream of Kapuas river, on the boundary of Sarawak (Malaysia) and Indonesia. This area is very important for the watershed of Kapuas, Rajang and Mahakam Rivers. Dayak ethnic used this area for subsistence need. The highest point is Gunung Lawit (1767 m).
It is predicted that this area has the same bird composition with G. Batu Liang or Hose mountains in Sarawak. The prediction is confirmed by Raharjaningtrah & Prayogo (1997), although some of species need to be re-assesed, such as : Wallace's Hawk-eagle
Spizaetus nanus, Blue-wattled Bulbul
Pycnonotus nieuwenhuisii, Hook-billed Bulbul
Setornis ciringer, Black-browed Babbler
Malacocincla perspicillata, Eye-browed Jungle-flycatcher
Rhinomyias gularis. Non-bird biodiversity: Hylobates muelleri, Nasalis larvatus, Pongo pygmeus, Presbytis rubicunda, Helarctos malayanus and Neofelis nebulosa (MacKinnon et.al 1996, Colijn 2000)
Lower mountain forest (75%), lowland evergreen forest (25% and upper mountain forest (5%).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Illegal logging, forest conversion, hunting activity, mineral exploration and infrastructure development.
Betung Kerihun Nature Reserve based on SK. No. 118/Kpts-II/1992, and then based on SK. 467/Kpts-II/95, the status is changed to Betung Kerihun National Park (800000 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Betung Kerihun (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/betung-kerihun-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.
