Pegunungan Dieng (15875)
Indonesia, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 1999
National site name: Pegunungan Dieng
Central coordinates: Latitude: -7.1500, Longitude: 109.8167
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 300 to 2565
Area of KBA (km2): 331.01222
Protected area coverage (%): 0.09
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Located around 50 km south-east of Pekalongan, Pegunungan Dieng (Dieng Mountains) consists of several dormant volcano peaks. Most of the peaks on the western part have elevation less than 2000 m, suc as Gunung Langit (1628 m) and Gunung Besar (1579 m). There are three small lakes in this area, Telaga Warna (40 ha), Telaga Dringo (26 ha) and Telaga Sumurup (20 ha) (Nijman and van Balen 1998).The elevation of most of top mountain at west part area is least than 2000 m such as Gunung Langit (1628 m) and Gunung Besar (1579 m). The mountain at the eastern area higher than the western area. There is 3 lakes in this area, Telaga Warna (40 ha), Telaga Dringo (26 ha) and Telaga Sumurup (20 ha) (Nijman & van Balen 1998).
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: Known as raptors migratory route (Nijman obs.pri., Nijman & Sozer 1995, Nijman & van Balen 1998). Non-bird biodiversity: Panthera pardus, Sus verrucosus, Hylobates moloch, Presbytis comata, Trachypithecus auratus (Whitten et.al.1996).
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: Lowland rainforest, upper mountain rainforest and lower mountain rainforest.
Land use: nature conservation and research
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 100 |
Additional information
References: Nijman, V. and Sozer, R. 1995. Recent Observation of the Grizzled Leaf Monkey (Presbytis comata) and an Extension of the Range of the Javan Gibbon (Hylobathes moloch) in Central Java. Tropical Biodiversity 3(I): 45-48.Nijman, V. and van Balen, S. 1998. A Faunal Survey of the Dieng Mountains, Central Java, Indonesia: Distribution and Conservation of Endemic Primate Taxa. Oryx 32 (2): 145-156.Whitten, A.J., Soeriaatmadja, R.E. and Afiff, S.A. 1996. The Ecology of Java and Bali. Periplus edition, Singapore.