Site Name : TELUK BINTUNI
    Centerpoint
Latitude :
2 8 35 S Logitude : 133 52 40
Altitude :
0 to 406 metres
Area :
450000 ha Wetlands: 260000 ha
Status : NULL
Legislation : NULL
Tenure : Sub Balai KSDA Irian Jaya I
Province :  
  Site Description  
  Teluk Bintuni (or Bintuni Bay) is a sheltered bay of the Bird's Head Peninsula in the western part of Irian Jaya, Indonesia. It is located between 132 55' - 134 02' East and 2 02' - 2 97' South (including the bay and all surrounding tidally inundated swamps). The bay is bordered by extensive mangrove forests in the northern, eastern and southern parts. The total area of mangroves around the bay is estimated, from RePPProt maps, interpretation of satellite and aerial photopraphs and the vegetation map prepared for Erftemeijer et al (1989) citing (Stellingwerf, 1957), to cover about 260,000 ha. Principal vegetation: Mangrove and a small area of freshwater swamp.  
  Site Location  
  Access to the Bird's Head area including Bintuni Bay is exclusively through boat or Airplane. From Manokwari to Bintuni by plane about 45 minutes. And by "Kapal Perintis" ship travels to Bintuni and Babo harbors from Sorong about 24 hours.  
  Special Memmo  
  Bintuni Bay has a special mangrove ecosystem type which consist of a best composition in Irian Jaya. This location also a good habitat for Estuarine Crocodile and the endemic New Guinea Freshwater Crocodile.  
  List of Birds (98 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Actitis hypoleucos
Alcedo azurea
Anhinga melanogaster Lower Risk
Aplonis cantoroides
Aquila gurneyi Lower Risk App II
Ardea sumatrana Lower Risk
Ardeola striata
Aviceda subcristata App II
Cacatua galerita App II
Calidris acuminata
Calidris ferruginea
Casuarius unappendiculatus Vulnerable
Centropus menbeki
Chalcopsitta atra App II
Charadrius leschenaultii
Charadrius mongolus
Chlidonias hybridus
Chlidonias leucopterus
Circus approximans App II
Collocalia esculenta
Coracina boyeri
Coracina papuensis
Corvus enca
Corvus orru
Dendrocygna arcuata
Dendrocygna guttata
Dicaeum pectorale
Dicrurus hottentottus
Ducula muellerii
Ducula mullerii
Ducula pinon
Eclectus roratus App II
Egretta alba
Egretta garzetta
Egretta sacra
Eopsaltria pulverulenta
Eurystomus orientalis
Fregata ariel
Fregata minor
Gelochelidon nilotica
Geoffroyus geoffroyi App II
Gerygone levigaster
Goura cristata Vulnerable App II
Halcyon chloris
Halcyon sancta
Haliaeetus leucogaster App II
Haliastur indus App II
Hemiprocne mystacea
Henicopernis longicauda App II
Hirundo rustica
Hirundo tahitica
Hydroprogne caspia
Ixobrychus flavicollis
Larus ridibundus
Limosa limosa
Lonchura tristissima
Lorius lory App II
Macropygia amboinensis
Malurus alboscapulatus
Megapodius freycinet
Meliphaga analoga
Merops ornatus
Microeca flavigaster
Micropsitta keiensis App II
Mino dumontii
Monachella muelleriana
Motacilla flava
Myiagra alecto
Nectarinia aspasia
Nectarinia jugularis
Numenius phaeopus
Pachycephala melanura
Pandion haliaetus App II
Paradisaea minor App II
Philemon buceroides
Pluvialis dominica
Podargus papuensis
Probosciger aterrimus Lower Risk App I
Ptilinopus aurantiifrons
Ptilinopus iozonus
Rhipidura leucophrys
Rhipidura rufiventris
Rhyticeros plicatus
Seleucidis melanoleuca App II
Sterna albifrons
Sterna bergii
Sterna hirundo
Sula leucogaster
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Tadorna radjah
Talegalla jobiensis
Tanysiptera galatea
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Trichoglossus haematodus App II
Tringa brevipes
Tringa nebularia
Tringa stagnatilis
Tringa terek
  List of Mammals (69 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Antechinus melanurus
Aselliscus tricuspidatus
Cervus timorensis
Chaerephon jobensis
Dactylopsila trivirgata
Dasyurus albopunctatus Vulnerable
Dendrolagus inustus Deficient Data App II
Dendrolagus ursinus Deficient Data App II
Distoechurus pennatus
Dobsonia minor Lower Risk
Dobsonia moluccense
Dorcopsis veterum
Echymipera kalubu
Echymipera rufescens
Emballonura beccarii
Emballonura furax Vulnerable
Emballonura nigrescens
Emballonura raffrayana Lower Risk
Hipposideros ater
Hipposideros calcaratus
Hipposideros diadema
Hipposideros papua Vulnerable
Hipposideros wollastoni Lower Risk
Hydromys chrysogaster
Leptomys elegans
Lorentzimys nouhuysi
Macroglossus minimus
Melomys levipes
Melomys lorentzi
Melomys lutillus
Melomys platyops
Melomys rufescens
Miniopterus australis
Miniopterus magnater
Miniopterus medius
Miniopterus tristis
Mormopterus beccarii
Murexia longicaudata
Murina florium
Mus musculus
Myoictis melas
Myotis adversus
Nyctimene aello Rare
Nyctimene albiventer
Nyctimene cyclotis Lower Risk
Nyctimene draconilla Vulnerable
Paranyctimene raptor Lower Risk
Peroryctes raffrayana
Petaurus breviceps
Phalanger orientalis App II
Philetor brachypterus
Pipistrellus tenuis
Pogonomelomys bruijni Critically Endengered
Pogonomys macrourus
Pseudocheirus canescens Deficient Data
Pteropus conspicillatus App II
Pteropus macrotis Inderteminante App II
Pteropus neohibernicus App II
Rattus nitidus
Rattus praetor
Rattus rattus
Rhinolophus euryotis
Rousettus amplexicaudatus
Spilocuscus maculatus App II
Strigocuscus gymnotis Deficient Data
Sus scrofa
Syconycteris australis
Taphozous saccolaimus
Uromys caudimaculatus
 
  List of Fish (127 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Acanthopagrus berda
Acentrogobius caninus
Acentrogobius gracilis
Acentrogobius janthinopterus
Alepes vari
Ambassis buruensis
Ambassis interrupta
Ambassis interruptus
Ambassis nalua
Anodontostoma chacunda
Apogon fasciatus
Arius leptaspis
Arothron reticularis
Arrhamphus sclerolepis
Aseraggodes klunzingeri
Atule mate
Batrachomoeus trispinosus
Bostrychus sinensis
Brachyamblyopus urolepis
Butis butis
Butis koilomatodon
Carangoides caeruleopinnatus
Carangoides hedlandensis
Carangoides humerosus
Caranx bucculentus
Caranx ignobilis
Caranx para
Carcharhinus brevipinna
Carcharhinus limbatus
Channa striata
Chelonodon patoca
Chiloscyllium punctatum
Cinetodus froggatti
Cynoglossus heterolepis
Drepane punctata
Eleutheronema tetradactylum
Euristhmus nudiceps
Eusphyra blochii
Glossogobius circumspectus
Harpodon transluceus
Hephaestus lineatus
Himantura uarnak
Hippichthys penicillus
Johnieops vogleri
Johnius amblycephalus
Johnius belangerii
Johnius weberi
Kurtus gulliveri
Lagocephalus lunaris
Lagocephalus spadiceus
Leiognathus bindus
Leiognathus equulus
Leiognathus splendens
Lethrinus nebulosus
Liocranium praepositum
Liza subviridis
Lobotes surinamensis
Lutjanus carponotatus
Lutjanus johnii
Lutjanus malabaricus
Megalaspis cordyla
Muraenichthys macropterus
Nedystoma dayi
Nemipterus hexodon
Nemipterus peronii
Nemipterus virgatus
Nibea soldado
Omobranchus ferox
Omobranchus zebra
Ophieleotris aporos
Oreochromis mossambicus
Oxyeleotris fimbriata
Panna microdon
Paraplagusia bilineata
Parastromateus niger
Parioglossus palustris
Periophthalmus malaccensis
Periophthalmus weberi
Plotosus canius
Pomadasys argenteus
Pomadasys kaakan
Pomadasys maculatum
Priacanthus tayenus
Prionobutis microps
Pristis cuspidatus
Pristis pristis Endengered
Pseudomugil inconspicuus
Pseudorhombus arsius
Pseudosciaena diacanthus
Rastrelliger brachysoma
Redigobius bikolanus
Redigobius chrysosoma
Rhizoprionodon acutus
Rhynchostracion nasus
Sardinella albella
Sardinella melanura
Saurida tumbil
Scatophagus argus
Scolopsis monogramma
Scomberoides commersonnianus
Scomberoides lysan
Scomberoides tala
Scomberomorus lineolatus
Scomberomorus queenslandicus
Secutor ruconius
Setipinna tenuifilis
Siganus javus
Sillago burrus
Sillago maculata
Sillago sihama
Sphyraena obtusata
Sphyraena putnamiae
Strongylura strongylura
Terapon theraps
Tetraodon erythrotaenia
Thryssa hamiltonii
Toxotes chatareus
Triacanthus nieuhofi
Trichiurus lepturus
Ulua mentalis
Upeneus sundaicus
Upeneus vittatus
Uraspis uraspis
Valamugil buchanani
Zabidius novenmacueatus
Zappa confluentus
Zenarchopterus buffonis
  List of Crustaceans (13 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Macrophthalmus latreillei
Metapenaeus monoceros
Mictyris longicarpus
Panulirus sp.
Parapenaeopsis sculptilis
Penaeus indicus
Penaeus latisulcatus
Penaeus merguiensis
Penaeus semisulcatus
Scylla serrata
Sesarma sp.
Uca coarctata
Uca seismella
  List of Mollusks (13 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Cassidula sp.
Cerithidae sp.
Euchelus atratus
Littoria lutea
Melampus sp.
Nassarius dorsatus
Naticus gualterianus
Nerita planospira
Onchodium sp.
Polinices tumidus
Strombus sp.
Syrinx aruanus
Telescopium telescopium
  List of Amphibians (2 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Litoria infrafrenata
Rana papua
  List of Reptiles (11 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Boiga irregularis
Chondropython viridis App II
Crocodylus novaeguineae App II
Crocodylus porosus Vulnerable App II
Enhydrina sp.
Hydrophis sp.
Hydrosaurus amboinensis
Stegonotus modestus
Varanus gouldi App II
Varanus prasinus App II
Varanus sp.
  List of Vegetations (32 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Acanthus ilicifolius
Aegialitis annulata
Aegiceras corniculatum
Avicennia alba
Avicennia eucalyptifolia
Avicennia marina
Avicennia officinalis
Bruguiera cylindrica
Bruguiera exaristata
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
Bruguiera parviflora
Bruguiera sexangula
Cerbera floribunda
Cerbera manghas
Ceriops decandra
Ceriops tagal
Cynometra ramiflora
Dolichandrone spathacea
Excoecaria agallocha
Heritiera littoralis
Lumnitzera littorea
Lumnitzera racemosa
Myristica hollrungii
Nypa fruticans
Pemphis acidula
Rhizophora apiculata
Rhizophora mucronata
Rhizophora stylosa
Sonneratia alba
Sonneratia caseolaris
Xylocarpus granatum
Xylocarpus moluccensis