Pulau Baun (15992)
Indonesia, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2004
National site name: Pulau Baun
Central coordinates: Latitude: -6.5000, Longitude: 134.6833
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 27
Area of KBA (km2): 98.74713
Protected area coverage (%): 72.13
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: There is one village in the northwest part of Pulau Baun (Baun Island). Most of the people work as fisherman, and in more forested area in the south people collect medicinal plants and hunting. Main comodities of this area are coconut, coffee, cacao, clove and nutmeg.
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: Survey to this area is very limited. Probably bird species in this area are mixed between Moluccas avifauna and Papua. Important species such as Palm Cockatoo Probosciger atterimus and Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita live in this area. Non-bird biodiversity: Thylogale brunii, Cervus timorensis moluccensis, Phalanger orientalis mimicus, Phalanger gymnotis (Monk et.al.1997, Hitipeuw & Tuhumury 1999 obs.pri.).
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: The main habitat is semi-evergreen rainforest (Monk et.al.1997)
Land use: forestry
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 100 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Natural habitat alteration for plantation is a potential threat to this site.
Additional information
References: Monk. K.A., de Fretes, Y. and Reksodiharjo-Lilley, G. 1997. The Ecology of Nusa Tenggara and Maluku. Periplus Edition, Singapura