ID069
Pulau Rambut


Site description (1999 baseline):

Site location and context
Pulau Rambut (Rambut Island) is a small coral island. This area has the biggest breeding colonies of waterbirds in West Java (Silvius et.al.1987).



Key biodiversity
It is estimated that around 11450 waterbirds (Lambert & Erftemeijer 1989) live in this area. This area is one breeding site of Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea and other waterbirds of West Java (Silvius et.al.1987, Pakpahan et.al.1992).



Habitat and land use
Closed vegetation with highest trees around 10-15 m such as Sterculia foetida; others vegetation include Scaevola sp, Hibiscus tiliaceus and mangrove along of beach (Directorate General of Tourism undated, Silvius et.al. 1987) Half of the area covered by Rhizophora.In the south-eastern part there is a sandy beach with a belt of Casuarina equisetifolia (Whitten et.al. 1996).



Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Seawater pollution (MacKinnon et.al. 1982, Silvius et.al. 1987). Visitor, introduction of cat and moluscs collection by fishermen (Lambert & Erftemeijer 1988)



Protected areas
Declared as Natural Reserve (18 ha) based on GB No. 7 Stbl. 245 on 3 May1939 (Anon 1997, Anon 1998). Declare as Wildlife Sanctuary (90 ha) based on Menhutbun No. 275/Kpts-II/1999 on 7 May 1999 (Anon 2000)




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.