ID043
Danau Sentarum


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Black Partridge Melanoperdix niger VU resident 2001 present A1, A3
Crimson-headed Partridge Haematortyx sanguiniceps LC resident 2001 present A2
Bornean Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron schleiermacheri EN resident 2001 present A1, A3
Bulwer's Pheasant Lophura bulweri VU resident 2001 present A1, A3
Bonaparte's Nightjar Caprimulgus concretus VU resident 2001 present A1, A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT resident 2001 present A1
Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi EN resident 2001 present A1, A3
Wallace's Hawk-eagle Nisaetus nanus VU resident 2001 present A1, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2004) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2004 not assessed high 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 majority/most of area/population (50-90%) slow but significant deterioration high
Residential and commercial development happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Danau Sentarum Taman Nasional 100
1994 Danau Sentarum Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Forest -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture -
forestry -
agriculture -
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Danau Sentarum (Indonesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/danau-sentarum-iba-indonesia on 22/11/2024.