Data Zone
Country/territory: Indonesia
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (2004)
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Area: 76,214 ha
Site description (1999 baseline)
Lies on the west of Java, Ujung Kulon is located around 78 km south-west of Pandeglang. Ujung Kulon has of some offshore islands, and the biggest two are Peucang and Panaitan. Ujung Kulon has one of the largest remaining natural forest in Java.Ujung Kulon is also well klnown as the last place in Indonesia for Javan Rhino.
Key biodiversity
Non-bird biodiversity: Bos javanicus, Cuon alpinus, Panthera pardus, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Sus verrucosus, Hylobates moloch, Presbytis comata and Trachypithecus auratus. Chelonia mydas, Dermochelys coriacea and Eretmochelys imbricata use the beach for laying eggs (Hedges & Tyson 1996, Whitten et.al.1996)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ujung Kulon (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ujung-kulon-iba-indonesia on 22/11/2024.