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ID203
Taliabu Utara
Location Indonesia, Maluku Utara
Central coordinates 124o 34.00' East  1o 45.00' South
IBA criteria A1, A2
Area 70,000 ha
Altitude 0 - 1,165m
Year of IBA assessment 2004

Burung Indonesia (Affiliate)



Ornithological information The endemic Masked Owl Tyto nigrobrunnea probably lives in this area. Survey by Davidson et.al. (1991) has not found this bird. The last record was in Tubang east of Taliabu Island (Stones et.al. 1997)

Site description There are around 8 villages around the area. Most of the people work as farmer and fisherman. Main comodity for plantation are cacao and coconut for copra.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Taliabu Masked-owl Tyto nigrobrunnea unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest   -

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research -

Other biodiversity Babyrousa babyrousa frosti in Sula Islands except on Lifamatola Island (Flanery 1995). The other important fauna is Cervus timorensis moluccensis (Monk et.al.1997, Hitipeuw & Tuhumury 1999 Obs.pri.).

Management considerations Logging, natural habitat alteration for plantation, parrot catching for trade by local communities or people who work in logging concession.

Protection status 70000 ha of this area has been proposed as Nature Reserve (MacKinnon & Artha, 1981).

Further web sources of information 

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) species/site profile. This site has been identified as an AZE due to it containing a Critically Endangered or Endangered species with a limited range.

Click here for more information about the Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE)

References Davidson, P.J., R.S. Lucking, A.J. Stones, N.J. Bean, W. Raharjaningtrah & H. Banjarsari. 1991. Report on an Ornithological Survey of Taliabu, Maluku, Indonesia, With Notes on Babairusa Pig. University of East Anglia, England.Flanery T. 1995. Mammals of The South-West Pacific and Moluccan Island's. Australia Museum, Australia.MacKinnon, J & Artha, M.B. 1981. A National Conservation Plan For Indonesia vol VII: Maluku & Irian Jaya. UNDP/FAO National Parks Development Project, Bogor.Monk. K.A., de Fretes, Y. and Reksodiharjo-Lilley, G. 1997. The Ecology of Nusa Tenggara and Maluku. Periplus Edition, Singapura

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Taliabu Utara. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013

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