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Site description (2003 baseline):
Site location and context
Gunung Tanah Putih is hilly area. There is one village close to the area called Domato. Most of people of Domato work as farmer. The main comodity from this area are coconut, cacao, and clove.
This area supports 33 restricted-range bird species. It is very difficult to find Chattering Lory
Lorius garrulus in this area,
because of intensive catching. During a one day survey by BirdLife International , only 4-10 birds observed (BirdLife International 2001).
The habitat type mainly moist deciduous forest (Monk
et.al. 1997).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Wood cutting, forest clearence for plantation and road of trans- Halmahera.
Protection Forest
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tanah Putih (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tanah-putih-iba-indonesia on 22/11/2024.
