Ili Wengot (15944)
Indonesia, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2014
National site name: Ili Wengot
Central coordinates: Latitude: -8.4860, Longitude: 122.6730
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 500 to 1060
Area of KBA (km2): 40.64596
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The forest in the north, south and west have been changed to garden, shrubs or grassland.
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: This area is one from six site where Wallace's Hanging-parrot Loriculus flosculus found (BirdLife International 2001, Trainor & Lesmana 2000).
Delineation rationale: 2015-06-10 (BL Secretariat): site area changed from 7000 ha to 4097 ha, following 2014 CEPF Ecosystem Profile.
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: Dominated by Tropical dry semi-evergreen forest at altitude 900 m (Trainor & Lesmana 2000).
Land use: agriculture | forestry
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 83 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Forest clearence for agricultural/plantation expansion (Trainor & Lesmana 2000).
Additional information
References: Trainor, C and Lesmana, D. 2000. Exploding volcanoes, unique birds, gigantic rats and elegant ikat: Identifying sites of international conservation significance with particular reference to Sumbawa. PKA/BirdLife/WWF, Bogor. Report No. 11.