Pesisir Pantai Jambi (15821)
Indonesia, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2006
National site name: Pesisir Pantai Jambi
Central coordinates: Latitude: -1.0000, Longitude: 103.9500
System: marine, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 92.0779
Protected area coverage (%): 1.41
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Main function of this area is to protect swamp forest.Tidal mudflats stretched along of coastal, except sandy area in Cemara (inside Berbak National Park). The status of mangrove (bakau) forest is unknown, probably most of the area already cleared.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. KBA identified in the CI/CEPF Conservation Outcomes poster for Sumatra [Sundaland Hotspot] (2007). Taxonomy, nomenclature and threat status follow the 2004 IUCN Red List.
Additional biodiversity: Hutan bakau pantai timur is the only one mangrove (bakau) area in Jambi (Mijn & Rahman 1992), and is is a feeding site for more than 20000 waterbirds and wader during migration. In 1985 Danielsen & Skov (1987) found 7 colonies of Grey Heron Ardea cinerea, and one colony of Milky Stork Mycterea cinerea with at least 74 active nests. But in 1989 Danielsen et.al (1991) only found 4 colonies of Grey Heron Ardea cinerea, and the colony of Milky Stork Mycterea cinerea has gone. This area is one of the breeding area of Milky Stork Mycterea cinerea in Indonesia, apart from Rambut Island In Java, and there is a worry that this species is dissapearing because of the publications of this information(Wibowo & Suyatno 1998).Stretched of mangrove forest and remaining tidal have important values as feeding sites of waterbirds, but the status of 4 colonies of heron are unknown. The number of waterbirds along the pesisir pantai Jambi between 1984-1986 is bigger than the number in Riau (1984) but not as big as South Sumatra. Survey in 1984 (Silvius 1988) recorded:760 Milky Stork Mycterea cinerea 190 Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilus javanicus30 Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalusMore than 37500 birds including 7500 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa6200 Common Redshank Tringia totanus3500 Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus2300 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus1500 Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus (1750 bird in 1985) and 11500 birds unidentified.The other important record is Greater Goldenback chrysocolaptes lucidus in mangrove forest (Silvius & Varheugt 1986). Non-bird biodiversity: Other biodiversity include Helarctos malayanus, Varanus salvator, Python reticulatus (Colijn 1999).
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: Tidal forest and mudflats.
Land use: fisheries/aquaculture
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 50 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 50 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Illegal logging, land clearing for agriculture and housing, and bird eggs collection (Anon 1995).
Additional information
References: Anon. 1995. National Conservation Plan forIndonesia (3 A-H). Ministry of Forestry, Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation, Jakarta.Anon. 1998. Statistik Perlindungan Hutan dan Pelestarian Alam 1997/1998. Departemen Kehutanan dan Perkebunan, Direktorat Jenderal Perlindungan Hutan dan Pelestarian Alam, Jakarta.Colijn, E.O. 2000. The Indonesian Nature Conservation Database. URL: http://www.bart.nl/-edcolijn/index.html.Danielsen, F. and Skov, H. 1987. Waterbird survey results from South-east Sumatra. Oriental Bird Club Bull. 6: 8-11.Danielsen, F., Skov, H. and Suwarman, U. 1991. Breeding colonies of waterbirds along the coast of Jambi province, Sumatra, August 1989. Kukila 5(2): 135-137.Mijn, F.E. van der and Rahman, D. (eds). 1992. Environment profile of the wetland area of Jambi province, Sumatra, Indonesia. PHPA/AWB Sumatra Wetland Project Report No. 20. Asian Wetland Bureau, Bogor.Silvius, M.J. 1988. On the importance of Sumatra's east coast for waterbirds, with notes on the Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus. Kukila 3(3-4):117-137.Silvius, M.J. and Verheugt, W.J.M. 1986. The birds of Berbak Game Reserve, Jambi Province, Sumatra. Kukila 2(4): 76-84.Wibowo, P. & Suyatno, N. 1998. An overview of Indonesian Wetland Sites - II: an update information - Included in the Indonesian Wetland Database. Wetlands Intenational-Indonesia Programme/PHPA; Bogor.