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Site description (2003 baseline):
Site location and context
This area is located between Siak and Kampar rivers. Siak river is situated on the north-west of this area while Kampar river is in the south. The northern boundary of this area is paralel with Panjang strait.
4-5 days survey in Danau Bawah around Selat Panjang and Danau Metas in 1991 (van Balen 1991) recorded 128 birds species, including as Wallace's Hawk-eagle
Spizaetus nanus, Sunda Wrinkled Hornbill
Aceros corrugatus, Large Green-Pigeon, Great Hornbill
Buceros bicornis, and Mangrove Pitta
Pitta megarhyncha. Follow-up survey in 1992 (Burn & Brickle 1992) confirmed the important value of this area for bird, and recorded 7 hornbill species. But Storm's Stork
Ciconia stormi and Whiite-winged Duck were not recorded.Storm's Stork
Ciconia stormi, Hook-billed Bulbul
Setornis ciriger and Grey-breasted Babbler
Malacopteron albogulare live in Metas River, Belat and Belat Lake (Burn & Brickle 1992).
Non-bird biodiversity: Elephas maximus, Panthera tigris, Tapirus indicus and Tomistoma schlegelii (Scott 1989, Burn & Brickle 1992, Anon 1995, Colijn 1999).
Most of the area is peat swamp forest (80%) of which 75% allocated for forestry, conservation (15%) and oil palm plantation (10%).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Forest clearence, logging, industry and infrastructure development (for oil and coal minning company) (van Balen 1991, Burn & Brickle 1992).
This area including Danau Bawah-Pulau Besar (25000 ha) declared as Wildlife Sanctuary based on SK Mentan No. 846/Kpts/UM/10/1980 (Anon 1995).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hutan Rawa Gambut Siak-Kampar (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hutan-rawa-gambut-siak-kampar-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.
