Data Zone
Country/territory: Indonesia
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (2001)
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Area: 365,000 ha
Site description (2003 baseline)
The third largest National Park in Sumatra which located on the south-west of Sumatra.
Key biodiversity
Although some threatened wetland birds such Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilus javanicus and White-winged Duck Cairina scutulata exist in this area, but this area is characteristized with restricted-range bird species and bird species in medium-high level altitude. Two restricted-range bird species identified near Liwa are Black-crowned Pitta Pitta venusta and Trichastoma buettikoferi. Along the beach in Belimbing Beach Thick-knee Burhinus giganteus (the only record for Sumatra ?).
Non-bird biodiversity: Aonyx cinerea, Cervus unicolor, Dicerorninus sumatraensis, Elephas maximus, Helarctos malayanus, Hylobates agilis, Hystrix bracyura, Hylobates syndactylus, Lutra sumatrana, Martes flavigula, Neofelis nebulosa, Panthera tigris, Presbytis cristata, Presbytis melalophos and Tapirus indicus (O'Brien & Kinnaird 1996, Verbelen 2000).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bukit Barisan Selatan (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bukit-barisan-selatan-iba-indonesia on 22/11/2024.