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Site description (2003 baseline):
Site location and context
Pulau Moyo is small island (329 km
2). Southern part of the island is hilly with elevation between 85-160 m.
Ten Yellow-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua sulphurea were recorded during 2 weeks survey by BirdLife International-Indonesia Programme in 1999 (Setiawan
et.al.2000).
Mangrove: dominated by
Sonneratia, Rhizophora and
BruguieraDeciduous rain forest: covered most of the northern part of the island. Dominated by
Calophyllum, Cripteronis and
Eugenia.Grassland: covered southest and mid-area of the island.Plantation and secondary vegetation.Generally, main habitat is tropical dry forest on limestone.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Shifting agriculture, hunting and timber collection for trade (Trainor
et.al.2000), Beudels and Liman (1981) concluded that status alteration from Wildlife Sanctuary to Hunting Park can be regarded as a threat.
Previously it is a Wildlife Sanctuary (Game Reserve) based on SK. Menteri Pertanian No. 308/Kpts/Um/8-1985 (18765 ha) (MacKinnon
et.al.1982).The status has been change to Hunting Park (22250 ha) based on SK. Menteri Kehutanan No. 308/Kpts-II/1986 on 9 April 1986 (Anon 1995b, Trainor
et.al.2000).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pulau Moyo (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pulau-moyo-iba-indonesia on 22/11/2024.
