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Site description (2003 baseline):
Site location and context
This area consists of slopes and flat ridges which are formed by volcanic activity. There is a crater lake in the active mountain of Wae Sano.
There are two endemic birds of Flores in this area. Flores Monarch
Monarcha sacerdotum and Flores Crow
Corvus florensis (Trainor & Lesmana 2000). In 1970s, Yellow-crested Cockatoo was reported abundant, but there is no new record and it is predicted extinct from this area (Schmutz 1977).
Dominated by Tropical semi-evergreen forest (Trainor & Lesmana 2000).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Forest clearence for agriculture and timber cutting (Trainor and Lesmana 2000).
This area including Sano Nggoang that is proposed as Sano Lake (Danau Sano-5500 ha) (MacKinnon 1982) and also include Sesok Protection Forest (Trainor & Lesmana 2000).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sesok (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sesok-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.
