Data Zone
Country/territory: Indonesia
IBA criteria met: A1, A2 (2004)
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Area: 2,472 hectares (24.72 km2)
Site description (2003 baseline)
There are three villages around of mangrove forest and behind the Subaim Valley there are 6 units of transmigration area (Dept. Transmigrasi & PPH Maluku 1993).
Key biodiversity
Ten restricted-range bird species present in this area. Eos squamata has high density in this area than other habitat in Halmahera (Purmiasa 1997a).
Non-bird biodiversity: Dugong dugon lives on seagrass beds infront of the mangrove forest (Purmiasa 1997a).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hutan Bakau Dodaga (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hutan-bakau-dodaga-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.