Gunung Burangrang - Tangkuban Perahu (15852)
Indonesia, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2004
National site name: Gunung Burangrang - Tangkuban Perahu
Central coordinates: Latitude: -6.7500, Longitude: 107.5833
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 1500 to 2064
Area of KBA (km2): 65.47576
Protected area coverage (%): 39.13
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: This site consist of two mountains, Gunung Tangkuban Perahu (2023 m) and Gunung Burangrang (2064 m) which are located around 21 km north-west of Bandung.</P>
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: <P>Non-bird biodiversity: The important faunas in this site are <I>Hylobates moloch, Presbytis comata</I> and <I>Trachypithecus auratus</I> (Nijman 1997)<I></P></P>
Manageability of the site: Site identified based on BirdLife International's Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, under which manageability is strongly recommended but not explicitly documented
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: Gunung Tangkuban Perahu has mountain forest with botanical and aesthetic value, active volcano crater and scenic surroundings. Habitat type of Gunung Burangrang is upper mountain rainforest (MacKinnon <I>et.al</I> 1982) This area surrounds by plantations (Anon 1990).</P>
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Visitor/tourists (MacKinnon <I>et.al</I>.1982)</P>
Additional information
References: Anon. 1990. <I> Peta Ekosistem Pertanian</I>. Program Nasional Pengendalian Hama Terpadu, Bogor.Anon. 1997. Statistik Perlindungan Hutan dan Pelestarian Alam 1996/1997. Departemen Kehutanan dan Perkebunan, Direktorat Jenderal Perlindungan Hutan dan Pelestarian Alam, Jakarta.Anon. 1998. Statistik Perlindungan Hutan dan Pelestarian Alam 1997/1998. Departemen Kehutanan dan Perkebunan, Direktorat Jenderal Perlindungan Hutan dan Pelestarian Alam, Jakarta.MacKinnon, J., Smiet, F., and Artha, M.B. 1982. <I>A National Conservation Plan for Indonesia, Vol. III: Java and Bali.</I> UNDP/FAO. Bogor.Nijman, V. 1997. On the Occurrence of <I>Presbytis comata</I> Desmarest, 1822 (Mammalia: Primates: Cercopithecidae) on Java, Indonesia. Contr. Zool 66:247-356.</P>
Contributors: Site identified based on Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas by the BirdLife International Partnership