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Site description (2003 baseline)
The area is descibed to have rapid settlement, and there is no natural forest except some degraded mangrove.

Key biodiversity
Although this island has no endemic bird but it has many endemic sub-species, including Psittacula alexandri perionca (and Psittacula alexandri major in Banyak Island). From around 23 endemic bird sub-species Dymond (1994) failed to find 8 sub-species. Thiollay (1996b) confirmed record for Spizaetus nanus stresemanni. Other important species are Large Green-Pigeon Treron capellei (Dymond in 1994 recorded for the first time), Cinnamon-headed Green-Pigeon Treron fulvicolis, and endemic sub-species Gracula religiosa robusta, the favourite in bird market. Other species which might be present are Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana, Malaysian Plover Charadrius peronii, and Beach Thick-knee Burhinus giganteus. Probably the remaining forest can not support Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pulau Nias (Indonesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pulau-nias-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.