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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Blue-tailed Imperial-pigeon Ducula concinna	LC	resident (2000)	present	A2
Grey Imperial-pigeon Ducula pickeringii	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A2
Talaud Rail Gymnocrex talaudensis	EN	resident (2004)	present	A1
Talaud Kingfisher Todiramphus enigma	NT	resident (2000)	present	A2
Red-and-blue Lory Eos histrio	EN	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

State (condition of the key species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70–90%)	moderate (70–90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Energy production and mining	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Transportation and service corridors	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Geological events	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A compre­hensive and appropriate manage­ment plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the popul­ations of qualify­ing bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Karakelang	Suaka Margasatwa (IV)	66

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	63
Artificial/Terrestrial	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karakelang Utara (Indonesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karakelang-utara-iba-indonesia on 13/01/2025.