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The site was identified as important in 2004 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Maleo Macrocephalon maleo	CR	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
White-bellied Imperial-pigeon Ducula forsteni	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Grey-headed Imperial-pigeon Ducula radiata	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Blue-tailed Imperial-pigeon Ducula concinna	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Maroon-chinned Fruit-dove Ramphiculus epius	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Heinrich's Nightjar Eurostopodus diabolicus	LC	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Sulawesi Cuckoo Cuculus crassirostris	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Snoring Rail Aramidopsis plateni	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Isabelline Bush-hen Amaurornis isabellina	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Dwarf Sparrowhawk Accipiter nanus	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea	CR	resident	2004	present	A1
Trichoglossus flavoviridis	NR	resident	2000	present	A2
Pygmy Hanging-parrot Loriculus exilis	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Pied Cuckooshrike Coracina bicolor	NT	resident	2000	present	A2
Rusty-bellied Fantail Rhipidura teysmanni	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Pale-bellied White-eye Zosterops consobrinorum	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Sulawesi Myna Basilornis celebensis	LC	resident	2000	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1979	Buton Utara	Suaka Margasatwa	69

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		93

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Buton Utara (Indonesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/buton-utara-iba-indonesia on 22/11/2024.