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Site description (2003 baseline):
Site location and context
There is one village in the northwest part of Pulau Baun (Baun Island). Most of the people work as fisherman, and in more forested area in the south people collect medicinal plants and hunting. Main comodities of this area are coconut, coffee, cacao, clove and nutmeg.
Survey to this area is very limited. Probably bird species in this area are mixed between Moluccas avifauna and Papua. Important species such as Palm Cockatoo
Probosciger atterimus and Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita live in this area.
Non-bird biodiversity: Thylogale brunii, Cervus timorensis moluccensis, Phalanger orientalis mimicus, Phalanger gymnotis (Monk et.al.1997, Hitipeuw & Tuhumury 1999 obs.pri.).
The main habitat is semi-evergreen rainforest (Monk et.al.1997)
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Natural habitat alteration for plantation is a potential threat to this site.
13000 ha of this area is declared as Wildlife Sanctuary based on SK Menteri Pertanian No.711/Kpts/Um/11/1974 on 25 October 1974.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pulau Baun (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pulau-baun-iba-indonesia on 23/11/2024.
