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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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 birds	A1
Waterfall Swift Hydrochous gigas	NT	resident (1987–1998)	present	A2
Javan Hawk-eagle Nisaetus bartelsi	EN	resident (1998)	16–25 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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1982	Meru Betiri	Taman Nasional (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-
Forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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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 23/12/2024.