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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Flores Green-pigeon Treron floris	VU	resident (2004)	present	A1, A2
Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea	CR	resident (2000)	600 birds	A1
Flores Crow Corvus florensis	NT	resident (2004)	present	A1, A2
Yellow-spectacled White-eye Heleia wallacei	LC	resident (2000)	present	A2
Golden-rumped Flowerpecker Dicaeum annae	LC	resident (2000)	present	A2
Black-fronted Flowerpecker Dicaeum igniferum	LC	resident (2000)	present	A2
Red-chested Flowerpecker Dicaeum maugei	LC	resident (2000)	present	A2
Flame-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris solaris	LC	resident (2000)	present	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Komodo	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	2
1980	Komodo	Taman Nasional (II)	2
1985	Wai Wuul	Cagar Alam (Ia)	95
1991	Komodo National Park	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	29
Savanna	-
Wetlands (inland)	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Komodo - Rinca (Indonesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/komodo--rinca-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.