Puncak Ngengas (15925)
Indonesia, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2014
National site name: Puncak Ngengas
Central coordinates: Latitude: -8.5490, Longitude: 117.1630
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 300 to 1900
Area of KBA (km2): 731.39813
Protected area coverage (%): 0.13
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Known also as 'Puncak Ngenges', Gunung Olet Sangenges is the highest mountain in western Sumbawa and still have good forest condition (MacKinnon et.al.1982).
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 by the 2014 CEPF Wallacea Ecosystem Profile process. Taxonomy and threat status follow the 2013 IUCN Red List.
Additional biodiversity: The decreasing of some of birds in this area caused by high level of bird catching. Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea probably already extinct in this area, and also Chestnut-backed Thrush Zoothera dohertyi is not found anymore in this area since the mid-1990s (Trainor et.al.2000)
Delineation rationale: 2015-06-10 (BL Secretariat): site area changed from 35000 ha to 76224 ha, following 2014 CEPF Ecosystem Profile.
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: Dry tropical deciduous forest, tropical moist deciduous forest, semi-evergreen forest and lower mountain forest (Jepson & Monk 1995, Trainor et.al.2000).Dominated by lower mountain rain forest and upper mountain rain forest at altitude between 800-1000 m (Jepson & Monk 1995).
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 80 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Forrest clearence for coffee plantation and timber cutting, wildlife catching and infrastructure development like road buildings and others (MacKinnon et.al.1982, Jepson & Monk 1995, Trainor et.al.2000, Jepson et.al.2001).
Additional information
References: Jepson, P., Agista, D., Trainor, C., Lesmana, D., Sujatnika & Setiawan, I. 2001. Justification and boundary proposal for a new Protected Area covering the Tatar-Sepang drainage in Southwest Sumbawa: an area with international significance from the conservation of global biodiversity. PHKA/BirdLife International-Indonesia Programme, Bogor, Technical Memorandum No. 22.Jepson, P & Monk, K.A. 1995. Sebuah Tinjauan mengenai Sistem Kawasan Konservasi di Sumbawa, Nusa Tenggara Barat dan Hubungannya dengan Konservasi Keanekaragaman Hayati [A review of the protected area system on Sumbawa Island, West Nusa Tenggara, in relation to biodiversity conservation]. PHPA/BirdLife International, Bogor. Laporan No. 4.MacKinnon, J., Beudels, R., Robinson, A. & Artha, M. 1982. A National Conservation Plan for Indonesia Vol IV; Nusa Tenggara. UNDP/FAO, Bogor.Trainor, C. Lesmana, D., and Hapsari, W. 2000. Biodiversity assesment of West Nusa Tenggara: Identifying sites of international consevation significance with particular reference to Sumbawa. PKA/BirdLife, Bogor. Report No. 15.