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Site description (2003 baseline):
Site location and context
Also known as Selalu Legini (Butchart
et.al.1996)
This area is covered almost all restricted-range birds species in Sumbawa Island (19 of 20 species) (Trainor et.al.2000). Population of Yellow-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua sulphurea is predicted in good condition. Russet-backed Jungle-flycatcher
Rhinomyias oscillans recorded for Sumbawa Island for the first time in this site (Butchart
et.al. 1996).
Mangrove, beach forest, savana, dry deciduous forest, dry evergreen forest, lowland semi-evergreen forest, association of
Dipterocarpus retusu, association of
Heritierra gigantea, lower mountain forest and association of
Duabanga moluccana (Trainor
et.al.2000)
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Infrastructure development is listed as threat (Trainor et.al 2000)
Proposed as Wildlife Sanctuary (Trainor
et.al. 2000, Jepson
et.al. 2001)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tatar Sepang (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tatar-sepang-iba-indonesia on 22/11/2024.
