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Tanjung Puting


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Black Partridge Melanoperdix niger VU resident 2004 present A1, A3
Bulwer's Pheasant Lophura bulweri VU resident 2004 present A1, A3
Bornean Crestless Fireback Lophura pyronota EN resident 2004 present A1, A3
Large Green-pigeon Treron capellei VU resident 2004 present A1, A3
Short-toed Coucal Centropus rectunguis VU resident 2004 present A1, A3
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus NT resident 2004 present A1
Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi EN resident 2004 present A1, A3
Great White Egret Ardea alba LC resident 2004 present A4i
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster LC resident 2004 present A4i
Hook-billed Bulbul Setornis criniger VU resident 2004 present A1, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1939 Tanjung Puting National Park 100
1977 Tanjung Putting UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 100
2013 Tanjung Puting National Park Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 79

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tanjung Puting (Indonesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tanjung-puting-iba-indonesia on 23/11/2024.