Site Name : PULAU RAMBUT
    Centerpoint
Latitude :
6 3 34 S Logitude : 106 44 37
Altitude :
0 to 3 metres
Area :
90 ha Wetlands: 45 ha
Status : Strict nature reserve
Legislation : SK GB No. 7 Stbl 245, 5-3-1939.
Tenure : Government of Indonesia, PHPA
Province :  
  Site Description  
  A small lowlying coral atoll with dense primary forest and secondary shrub caused by old shifting cultivation in the centre of the island. Situated in the Jakarta Bay. Most of the island is tidally affected (tidal variation 1.5- 2.0m) and here the vegetation consists of mangrove forest (19 ha). The pH of the soil varies from 2.0% to 62.1%. The island is one of the most important waterbird breeding sites of Java. The tree species Sterculia foetida is very important as roosting site for a large number of flying foxes (Pteropus sp.). Principal vegetation: - Mangrove forest: Avicennia marina, Avicennia alba, Avicennia officinalis, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Ceriops decandra, Ceriops tagal, Excoecaria agallocha, Lumnitzera racemosa, Pemphis acidula, Rhizophora mucronata, Rhizophora apiculata, Rhizophora stylosa, Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea, Sonneratia alba, Sonneratia caseolaris, Xylocarpus moluccensis, Thespesia populnea. - Dryland forest: Sterculia foetida, Chisacheton pentandrus. - Secundary forest: Wedelia biflora, Merrennia sp. - Ipomoea pes-caprae community. - Littoral sea-grass community: Thalassia hemprichii, Enhalus acroides.  
  Site Location  
  Pulau Rambut is located in the Kepulauan Seribu, north of Jakarta.  
  Special Memmo  
  The island is well-known as one of major habitat and breeding site for waterbirds.  
  List of Birds (54 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Actitis hypoleucos
Alcedo coerulescens
Anhinga melanogaster Lower Risk
Anthreptes malacensis
Ardea cinerea
Ardea purpurea
Ardea sumatrana Lower Risk
Ardeola speciosa
Artamus leucorhynchus
Bubulcus ibis
Butorides striatus
Centropus bengalensis
Collocalia esculenta
Copsychus saularis
Corvus enca
Corvus macrorhynchos
Dicrurus annectans
Ducula bicolor
Egretta alba
Egretta garzetta
Egretta intermedia
Egretta sacra
Esacus magnirostris
Eudynamys scolopacea
Fregata andrewsi Vulnerable App I
Fregata ariel
Fregata minor
Gerygone sulphurea
Halcyon chloris
Halcyon sancta
Haliaeetus leucogaster App II
Haliastur indus App II
Heliopais personata Vulnerable
Hirundo rustica
Hirundo tahitica
Ibis cinereus Vulnerable App I
Leptoptilos javanicus Vulnerable
Mycteria cinerea Vulnerable App I
Nectarinia jugularis
Numenius arquata
Numenius phaeopus
Nycticorax nycticorax
Oriolus chinensis
Orthotomus sutorius
Phalacrocorax niger
Phalacrocorax pygmaeus
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Plegadis falcinellus
Pluvialis dominica
Pycnonotus goiavier
Sturnus contra
Threskiornis melanocephalus Lower Risk
Treron griseicauda
Treron olax
  List of Mammals (1 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Pteropus vampyrus App II
 
  List of Fish (0 species)  
 
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  List of Crustaceans (0 species)  
 
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  List of Mollusks (0 species)  
 
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  List of Amphibians (0 species)  
 
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  List of Reptiles (6 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Boiga dendrophila
Gekko gekko
Hemidactylus sp.
Mabuya sp.
Python sp.
Varanus salvator App II
  List of Vegetations (19 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Avicennia alba
Avicennia marina
Avicennia officinalis
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
Ceriops decandra
Ceriops tagal
Enhalus acoroides
Excoecaria agallocha
Lumnitzera racemosa
Pemphis acidula
Rhizophora apiculata
Rhizophora mucronata
Rhizophora stylosa
Scyphiphora hydrophyllaceae
Sonneratia alba
Sonneratia caseolaris
Thalassia hemprichii
Thespesia populnea
Xylocarpus moluccensis