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Site description (2003 baseline):
Site location and context
An Islands 80 km off coast of Riau province mainland.
This area selected as secondary endemic bird area because of the existence of Silvery Wood-Pigeon
Columba argentina (Stattersfield
et.al.1998).Although the islands in east of Sumatra (including Bangka and Belitung in South Sumatra) support some lowland endemic bird sub-species but there is no significant value to showed the importanceof this area. The species that probably important is Silvery Wood-Pigeon
Columba argentina, which also recorded in Karimun Besar, Batam, Bintan and Kepulauan Lingga. The area is given a secondary area status for endemic bird area based on the existence of those species.Last study in Batam and Bintan (Rajathurai 1996, Lim 1997) added more species on the record, but not for significant species. The "important" species that still live in Batam and Bintan were Great-billed Heron
Ardea sumatrana, Grey-headed Fish-Eagle
Ichtyhophaga ichthyaetus, Malaysian Plover
Charadrius peronii, Far-Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis, Cinnamon-headed Green-Pigeon
Treron fulvicollis, Large Green-Pigeon
Treron capellei, and Mangrove Pitta
Pitta megarhyncha, but not for Silvery Wood-Pigeon
Columba argentina. Although remaining of natural habitat in Batam and Bintan very small or probability for Karimun Island, with the result that area not covered by Endemic Bird Area criteria
.Follow-up survey is still needed mainly to find out Silvery Wood-Pigeon
Columba argentina.
Lowland evergreen forest (Stattersfield
et.al. 1998).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Deforestation and others are listed as threats.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kepulauan Lingga (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kepulauan-lingga-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.
