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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
Maleo Macrocephalon maleo	CR	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Sulawesi Ground Dove Gallicolumba tristigmata	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
White-bellied Imperial-pigeon Ducula forsteni	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Grey-headed Imperial-pigeon Ducula radiata	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
White Imperial-pigeon Ducula luctuosa	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Ramphiculus fischeri	NR	resident	2000	present	A2
Maroon-chinned Fruit-dove Ramphiculus epius	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Sombre Pigeon Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Heinrich's Nightjar Eurostopodus diabolicus	LC	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Sulawesi Cuckoo Cuculus crassirostris	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea	EN	resident	2004	present	A1
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes	VU	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Sulawesi Woodcock Scolopax celebensis	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Minahasa Masked-owl Tyto inexspectata	LC	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Ochre-bellied Boobook Ninox ochracea	NT	resident	2000	present	A2
Sulawesi Dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx fallax	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Actenoides princeps	NR	resident	2000	present	A2
Blue-headed Kingfisher Actenoides monachus	NT	resident	2000	present	A2
Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher Cittura cyanotis	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea	CR	resident	2004	present	A1
Trichoglossus flavoviridis	NR	resident	2000	present	A2
Pygmy Hanging-parrot Loriculus exilis	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Dark-eared Myza Myza celebensis	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
White-eared Myza Myza sarasinorum	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Sulphur-bellied Whistler Pachycephala sulfuriventer	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Cerulean Cuckooshrike Coracina temminckii	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Pygmy Cuckooshrike Celebesica abbotti	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Rusty-bellied Fantail Rhipidura teysmanni	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Sulawesi Drongo Dicrurus montanus	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Sulawesi Grasshopper-warbler Locustella castanea	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Malia Malia grata	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Phylloscopus sarasinorum	NR	resident	2000	present	A2
Fiery-browed Starling Enodes erythrophris	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Geomalia Zoothera heinrichi	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Sulawesi Thrush Cataponera turdoides	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Blue-fronted Warbling-flycatcher Eumyias hoevelli	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Great Shortwing Heinrichia calligyna	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Northern Hylocitrea Hylocitrea bonensis	LC	resident	2000	present	A2
Mountain Serin Chrysocorythus estherae	LC	resident	2000	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1924	Morowali	Cagar Alam	75
1986	Muara Angke	Suaka Margasatwa	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		91
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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