Bukit Barisan Selatan (15838)
Indonesia, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2006
National site name: Bukit Barisan Selatan
Central coordinates: Latitude: -5.1667, Longitude: 104.1000
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 2000
Area of KBA (km2): 3364.00689
Protected area coverage (%): 85.82
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The third largest National Park in Sumatra which located on the south-west of Sumatra.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas) 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: Although some threatened wetland birds such Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilus javanicus and White-winged Duck Cairina scutulata exist in this area, but this area is characteristized with restricted-range bird species and bird species in medium-high level altitude. Two restricted-range bird species identified near Liwa are Black-crowned Pitta Pitta venusta and Trichastoma buettikoferi. Along the beach in Belimbing Beach Thick-knee Burhinus giganteus (the only record for Sumatra ?). Non-bird biodiversity: Aonyx cinerea, Cervus unicolor, Dicerorninus sumatraensis, Elephas maximus, Helarctos malayanus, Hylobates agilis, Hystrix bracyura, Hylobates syndactylus, Lutra sumatrana, Martes flavigula, Neofelis nebulosa, Panthera tigris, Presbytis cristata, Presbytis melalophos and Tapirus indicus (O'Brien & Kinnaird 1996, Verbelen 2000).
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: Lower mountain forest, lower mountain evergreen forest, and coastal forest formation.
Land use: nature conservation and research
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 50 | |
| Forest | 50 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Forest clearence for agriculture/plantation, illegal logging and forest fire in 1997 (O'Brien et.al.1998)
Additional information
References: Anon. 1998. Statistik Perlindungan Hutan dan Pelestarian Alam 1997/1998. Departemen Kehutanan dan Perkebunan, Direktorat Jenderal Perlindungan Hutan dan Pelestarian Alam, Jakarta.O'Brien, T & Kinnaird, M.F. 1996. Birds and Mammals of the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia. Oryx 30 (3): 207-217.O'Brien, T., Kinnaird, M.F., Sunarto, Dwiyahreni, A.A., Rombang, W.M. and Anggraeni, K. 1998. Effects of the 1997 fires on the forest and wildlife of the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra. Wildlife Conservation Society, Working Paper No. 13.Verbelen, F. 2000. Annotated checklist of bird seen in Sumatra. [tidak dipublikasi].