The site was identified as important 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 |
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Blue-tailed Imperial-pigeon Ducula concinna | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A2 |
Sangihe Dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx sangirensis | CR | resident | 2000 | present | A2 |
Cittura cyanotis | NR | resident | 2000 | present | A2 |
Red-and-blue Lory Eos histrio | EN | resident | 2004 | present | A1, A2 |
Sangihe Hanging-parrot Loriculus catamene | NT | resident | 2004 | present | A1, A2 |
Sangihe Whistler Coracornis sanghirensis | CR | resident | 2004 | present | A1, A2 |
Pied Cuckooshrike Coracina bicolor | NT | resident | 2000 | present | A2 |
Cerulean Flycatcher Eutrichomyias rowleyi | CR | resident | 2004 | present | A1, A2 |
Sangihe White-eye Zosterops nehrkorni | CR | resident | 2004 | present | A1, A2 |
Elegant Sunbird Aethopyga duyvenbodei | EN | resident | 2004 | present | A1, A2 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.
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 | |||
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Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
2016 | very unfavourable | very high | low |
Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | population | good |
State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
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Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
Cerulean Flycatcher Eutrichomyias rowleyi | 23 | 34 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Sangihe White-eye Zosterops nehrkorni | 1 | 0 | individuals | 0 | very unfavourable |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
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Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
Artificial/Terrestrial | poor (40-69%) | moderate (70-90%) | very unfavourable |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
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Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Geological events | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
Biological resource use | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Natural system modifications | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Pollution | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Forest | 32 | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gunung Sahendaruman (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gunung-sahendaruman-iba-indonesia on 22/11/2024.