Gunung Malabar (15856)
Indonesia, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 1999
National site name: Gunung Malabar
Central coordinates: Latitude: -7.1000, Longitude: 107.6000
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 2350
Area of KBA (km2): 8.58876
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Located around 24 km south of Bandung.
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)
Additional biodiversity: Non-bird biodiversity: Hylobates moloch, Presbytis comata, Trachypithecus auratus (MacKinnon et.al. 1982, Asquith 1995, Nijman 1997).
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: Largely damaged montane rainforest (MacKinnon et.al. 1982). Although only few information already known from this site, but based on good forest condition it is predicted that the site is important for biodiversity.
Land use: nature conservation and research
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 100 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Cutting of forest and wild hunting (MacKinnon et.al. 1982).
Additional information
References: 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.Asquith, N.M., Martarinza. And Sinaga, R.M. 1995. The Javan Gibbon (Hylobathes moloch): Status and conservation recommendation. Tropical Biodiversity 3(1): 1-14.MacKinnon, J., Smiet, F., and Artha, M.B. 1982. A National Conservation Plan for Indonesia, Vol. III: Java and Bali. UNDP/FAO. Bogor.Nijman, V. 1997. On the Occurrence of Presbytis comata Desmarest, 1822 (Mammalia: Primates: Cercopithecidae) on Java, Indonesia. Contr. Zool 66:247-356.