ID096
Gunung Merapi


IBA Justification

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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Pink-headed Fruit-dove Ptilinopus porphyreus LC resident 1987–1998 present A2, A3
Javan Hawk-eagle Nisaetus bartelsi EN resident 1998 3–4 pairs A1, A2
Sunda Minivet Pericrocotus miniatus LC resident 1987–1998 present A2, A3
Rufous-tailed Fantail Rhipidura phoenicura LC resident 1987–1998 present A2, A3
Phylloscopus grammiceps NR resident 1987–1998 present A2, A3
Javan Tesia Tesia superciliaris LC resident 1987–1998 present A2, A3
Javan Grey-throated White-eye Heleia javanica LC resident 1987–1998 present A2, A3
White-bibbed Babbler Stachyris thoracica LC resident 1987–1998 present A2, A3
Crescent-chested Babbler Cyanoderma melanothorax LC resident 1987–1998 present A2, A3
Javan Fulvetta Alcippe pyrrhoptera LC resident 1987–1998 present A2, A3
White-flanked Sunbird Aethopyga eximia LC resident 1987–1998 present A2, A3
Chrysocorythus estherae NR resident 1987–1998 present A2

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


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2012 not assessed high high
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest moderate (70-90%) moderate (70-90%) poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Geological events likely in short term (<4 years) some of population/area (10-49%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes now few individuals/small area (<10%) moderate decline (10-30% over 3 gener­ations) low
Energy production and mining now few individuals/small area (<10%) moderate decline (10-30% over 3 gener­ations) low
Agricultural expansion and intensification now few individuals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1-10% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented high

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Gunung Merapi Taman Nasional 27
1916 Gunung Marapi Taman Wisata Alam 64
1975 Tuk Songo Nature Recreation Park <1
1989 Plawangan Turgo Nature Recreation Park 1
2005 Gunung Merbabu Taman Nasional 20

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -
Other -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation -
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gunung Merapi (Indonesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gunung-merapi-iba-indonesia on 03/12/2024.