ID008
Pulau Nias


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Large Green-pigeon Treron capellei VU resident (2000) present A1, A3
Wallace's Hawk-eagle Nisaetus nanus VU resident (2000) present A1, A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2017 KKPD SAWO-LAHEWA DAN PERAIRAN SEKITARNYA KABUPATEN NIAS UTARA Taman Wisata Perairan (VI) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial - Rice paddies; Forestry and agro-industrial plantations
Forest -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
other -
nature conservation and research -


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.