Data Zone
Country/territory: Indonesia
IBA criteria met: A1, A2 (2004)
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Area: 25,816 hectares (258.16 km2)
Site description (2003 baseline)
There are 14 settlements on the coastal area. This area is a hunting and forest product collection site for local people. Most of the people work as farmer and fisherman. Main comodities are clove, nutmeg and coconut for copra.
Key biodiversity
Non-bird biodiversity: Cervus timorensis moluccensis, Hydrosaurus amboinensis, Phalanger orientalis and Spilocuscus maculatus chryssorhous (BKSDA Wilayah VIII Maluku-Irian Jaya 1996, Hitipeuw & Tuhumury 1999).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gunung Sahuwai (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gunung-sahuwai-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.