Data Zone
Country/territory: Indonesia
IBA criteria met: A2, A3 (2001)
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Area: 246,300 hectares (2,463.00 km2)
Site description (2003 baseline)
Meratus mountains is an isolated area in Kalimantan. The mountains formed a 140 km long, where the southern most peak (1300 m) include in Martapura-Pleihari conservation area. Most of the forest up to 900 m already cleared.
Key biodiversity
Davison (1997) recorded 80 species during 10 days survey on October 1996 at 240-1600 m asl. This survey revorded some mountain bird species such as Mountain Barbet Megalaima monticola, Large Hawk-cuckoo Cuculus sparverioides, Temminck's Babbler Pellorneum pyrrogenys, White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti, Everett's White-eye Zosterops everetti.
Non-bird biodiversity: Nephentes borneensis (endemic flora of Kalimantan)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Meratus Hulu (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/meratus-hulu-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.