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Site description (2003 baseline):
Site location and context
A swamp forest between Kastingan River and Kahayan River probably is the best remaining swamp area in the province. This area located outside degraded area caused by the million hectares swamp programme, where the infrastructure for drainages are used for logging activity. Because the location is near Palangkaraya and can be reached through Sebangau River, it is probably increase threat intensity of leggal logging between 1998-1999.
The vulnerable Large Green-pigeon
Treron capellei occured
in this site. Probably other species such as Storm's Stork
Ciconia stormi and Lesser Adjutant
Leptoptilus javanicus also present in this site.
Mangrove (15000 ha), peat-swamp (125000 ha),
herbaceous swamp (10000 ha)
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Legal and illegal logging, infrastructure development, and probably forest fires.
150000 ha of this area is proposed as Kelompok Hutan Kahayan Nature Reserve (Anon, 1995).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hutan Kahayan (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hutan-kahayan-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.
