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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Buton Utara	Suaka Margasatwa (IV)	69

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	93

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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 22/12/2024.