ID085
Leuweung Sancang


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 1999 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 List1 Season Year(s) 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1999) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1978 Leuwang Sancang Cagar Alam 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Other -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Leuweung Sancang (Indonesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/leuweung-sancang-iba-indonesia on 22/11/2024.