Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moluccan Scrubfowl Eulipoa wallacei | VU | resident (2004) | present | A1, A2 |
| Dusky Scrubfowl Megapodius freycinet | LC | resident (2000) | present | A2 |
| Spectacled Imperial-pigeon Ducula perspicillata | LC | resident (2000) | present | A2 |
| Moluccan Goshawk Accipiter henicogrammus | NT | resident (2000) | present | A2 |
| White Cockatoo Cacatua alba | EN | resident (2004) | present | A1, A2 |
| Chattering Lory Lorius garrulus | VU | resident (2004) | present | A1, A2 |
| Long-billed Crow Corvus validus | LC | resident (2000) | present | A2 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2016 | moderate | high | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Forest | - | moderate (70–90%) | moderate |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Climate change and severe weather | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 22 | Mangrove forest (tropical) |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 17 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Galela (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/galela-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.