Data Zone
Country/territory: Indonesia
IBA criteria met: A1, A2 (2002)
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Area: 5,494 hectares (54.94 km2)
Site description (2003 baseline)
This area is the biggest freshwater wetland in Nusa Tenggara (Monk et.al. 1997)
Key biodiversity
This area is the richest wetland in Nusa Tenggara, around 79% of 53 waterbird species in Sumbawa, live in this area, or around 46% from all waterbirds in Nusa Tenggara (Trainor et.al.2000)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Taliwang (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/taliwang-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.