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Site description (1999 baseline):
Site location and context
This area including in Brantas Delta. Brantas Delta is a densely populated settlement area (884 people/km
2, Anon 1989b). Most of pantai timur Surabaya area categorized as critical area to erosion and proposed to become production forest, protection forest, agroforestry area and plantation.
This site is a feeding area for migratory birds. The species of birds in this area include Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus,Mongolian Plover
Charadrius mongolus, Asian Dowitcher
Limnodromus semipalmatus and
Great Egret
Egreta alba (Arisandi & Rismanda 1997). The existence of migratory waterbirds indicate that Pantai Timur Surabaya is still good area for waterbirds population.
Pantai timur Surabaya is the coast beach area 28 km long, with some mangrove forest (8.2 km long). Covered by mangrove forest in Wonorejo River estuary which heavily damaged (Arisandi & Rismanda 1997).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Mangrove cutting (Anon 1989b, Arisandi & Rismanda 1997).
This area has an opportunity to be designated as Ramsar site.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pantai Timur Surabaya (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pantai-timur-surabaya-iba-indonesia on 22/12/2024.
