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Gunung Sahendaruman This is an IBA in Danger! 


IBA Justification

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
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.


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 (2016) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
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)
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)
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)
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)
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

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest 32
Artificial/Terrestrial -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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.