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Site description (1999 baseline):
Site location and context
Located around 15 km west of Serang or around 130 km west of Jakarta, Rawa Danau (also known as Ranca Danau) is a freshwster lake and surrounded by freshwater swamp forest. Most of the lake surface is covered by water hyacinth, "kasau air", and other water plant. Rawa Danau surrounded by mountains and only have one outlet pass through Cidana River. Freshwater swamp forest in Rawa Danau is last reamining one in West Java (Silvius
et.al.1987). This area has been degraded heavily (Whitten
et.al.1996, Wibowo & Suyatno 1998)
Non-bird biodiversity: Sus verrucosus, Presbytis comata, Trachypithecus auratus (van Balen personal communication., MacKinnon et.al.1982, Silvius et.al.1987). Alocasia bantamensis and Coix lachrymajobi, the endemic flora of Indonesia (Directorate General of Tourism, undated)
Lowland rainforest and freshwater swamp forest (Directorate General of Tourism, undated, MacKinnon
et.al.1982, Silvius
et.al.1987, Melisch
et.al.1993).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Settlements, wildlife hunting and deforestation (MacKinnon
et.al.1982)
Include Rawa Danau Nature Reserve (declared based on GB No. 60 Stbl.689 on 16 November 1921 with the area of 2500 ha). And Gunung Tukung Gede Nature Reserve (declared based on SK. Menteri Pertanian No. 395/Kpts/Um/8/79 on 23 June 1979 with the area of 1700 ha) (Anon 1997).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rawa Danau (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rawa-danau-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.
