Hutan Raya Bukit Barisan (Indonesia) IBA | Text

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Hutan Raya Bukit Barisan

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Site description (2003 baseline):

Site location and context

Located around 50 km north of Medan, this site includes Gunung Sibayak in the north and Tanjung Barus.

Key biodiversity

Last ornithological survey confirmed the existence of rare bird such as Short-tailed Frogmouth Batrachostomus poliolophus, Salvadori's Nightjar Caprimulgus pulchellus, Sumatran Cochoa Cochoa beccarii. Schneider's Pitta Pitta schneideri and Black-crowned Pitta Pitta venusta in this area.

Habitat and land use

Lower mountain forest covered most of slope mountain (Anon 1995)

Pressure/threats to key biodiversity

Disturbance of visitor (Anon 1995)

Protected areas

Declare as Bukit Barisan Grand Forest Park based on Keppres No. 48/1988 on 29 November 1988 covering area of 51600 ha. This area includes:- Langkat Selatan Wildlife Sanctuary (13000 ha)- Sibolangit Nature Reserve (120 ha)- Sinambung Protected Forest (13448 ha)- Simancit I & II Protected Forest (11455 ha)- Sibayak I & II Protected Forest - Lau Debuk Recreation Park (7 ha)- Sibolangit Recreation Park (24.85 ha)- Camping ground area (200 ha)- Tongkoh/Bandar Baru Arboretum (250 ha)(FAO 1982, Anon 1995)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hutan Raya Bukit Barisan (Indonesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hutan-raya-bukit-barisan-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.