ID047
Gunung Palung


IBA Justification

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

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 (2010) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2010 moderate low high
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

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

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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

Land use

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


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.