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Site description (2003 baseline):
Site location and context
Yawila is the wetest area in Sumba and the highest peak in Located in West Sumba. Topography is hilly with steep slopes.
Monsoon semi-deciduous forest below 700 m. Evergreen forest in higher altitude and covered by epiphyt (Banilodu & Saka 1993, Jepson
et.al. 1996)
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Small scale forest cutting, firewood collection and forest product collection for medicine (Jepson
et.al. 1996)
Proposed as a Nature Reserve (Anon 1995b).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yawila (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yawila-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.
