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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Partridge Melanoperdix niger	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A3
Bornean Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron schleiermacheri	EN	resident (2004)	present	A1, A3
Bornean Crestless Fireback Lophura pyronota	EN	resident (2004)	present	A1, A3
Large Green-pigeon Treron capellei	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A3
Short-toed Coucal Centropus rectunguis	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	NT	resident (2004)	present	A1
Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi	EN	resident (2004)	present	A1, A3
Wallace's Hawk-eagle Nisaetus nanus	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A3
Malay Blue-banded Kingfisher Alcedo peninsulae	NT	resident (2004)	present	A1, A3
Blue-headed Pitta Hydrornis baudii	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A3
Hook-billed Bulbul Setornis criniger	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A3
Chestnut-crested Yuhina Staphida everetti	LC	resident (2000)	present	A2, A3
Bornean Wren-babbler Ptilocichla leucogrammica	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Residential and commercial development	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	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
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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1990	Gunung Palung	Taman Nasional (II)	50

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gunung Palung (Indonesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gunung-palung-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.