ID069
Pulau Rambut


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 1999 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
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus CR non-breeding (1984) present A1
Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea EN breeding (1984) 2–50 birds A1, A4i
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea LC breeding (1987–1998) present A4i
Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi VU non-breeding (1987–1998) present A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a breeding (1988) min 20,000 birds A4iii

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1999. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2012 poor high high
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest moderate (70–90%) moderate (70–90%) poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Pollution happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Natural system modifications happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species The conservation measures needed for the site are being compre­hensively and effectively implemented high

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1939 Pulau Rambut Suaka Margasatwa (IV) 100
1999 Pulau Dua Game Reserve (-) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Mangrove forest (tropical)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -


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