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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 1999 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
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	EN	resident (1991)	15–20 individuals	A1
Grey-cheeked Tit-babbler Mixornis flavicollis	LC	resident (1987–1998)	present	A2
Crescent-chested Babbler Cyanoderma melanothorax	LC	resident (1987–1998)	present	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1978	Leuwang Sancang	Cagar Alam (Ia)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-
Other	-
Wetlands (inland)	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Leuweung Sancang (Indonesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/leuweung-sancang-iba-indonesia on 07/01/2025.