ID108
Meru Betiri


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2004 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
White-faced Partridge Arborophila orientalis VU resident 2000 present A1
Chestnut-bellied Partridge Arborophila javanica LC resident 1987-1998 present A2
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus EN resident 1990 25-50 individuals A1
Waterfall Swift Hydrochous gigas NT resident 1987-1998 present A2
Javan Hawk-eagle Nisaetus bartelsi EN resident 1998 16-25 breeding pairs A1, A2, A3
Grey-cheeked Tit-babbler Mixornis flavicollis LC resident 1987-1998 present A2, A3
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 (2004) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1982 Meru Betiri Taman Nasional 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Forest -
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: Meru Betiri (Indonesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/meru-betiri-iba-indonesia on 22/11/2024.