Site Name : TAMAN NASIONAL MERU BETIRI
    Centerpoint
Latitude :
8 34 27 S Logitude : 113 52 12
Altitude :
0 to 1223 metres
Area :
58000 ha Wetlands: 0 ha
Status : National park
Legislation : SK Mentan No. 736/Mentan/X/1982, 14-10-1982 ; SK No.277/Kpts-VI/97, 25-3-1997.
Tenure : Managed by PHPA
Province :  
  Site Description  
  Meru Betiri is one of the most valuable reserves in Java. It includes one of the last extensive areas of lowland rain forest of Java, as well as mangrove, lowland swamp forest and beach formations. Wildlife is very varied and numerous. It may still hold the last individuals of the Java Tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica). It includes 29 species of mammals and 180 bied species. There are sandy beaches which are used by turtles for nesting. Most of the area is relatively flat, particularly near the beach. There are 5 principal vegetation types (Van Steenis, 1965): lowland forest (15%) sub montane forest (80%) riverine forest (3%) swamp forest (1%) and mangrove swamp (1%). Principal vegetation: Mangal communities including Rhizophora sp., Avicennia sp., Bruguiera sp., Sonneratia sp.  
  Site Location  
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  Special Memmo  
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  List of Birds (134 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Abroscopus superciliaris
Accipiter trivirgatus App II
Actitis hypoleucos
Aegithina tiphia
Alcedo euryzona Vulnerable
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Anthracoceros convexus App II
Anthreptes malacensis
Anthreptes singalensis
Anthus novaeseelandiae
Aplonis minor
Aplonis panayensis
Apus affinis
Arachnothera affinis
Arachnothera longirostra
Ardea purpurea
Ardea sumatrana Lower Risk
Ardeola speciosa
Artamus leucorhynchus
Buceros rhinoceros App II
Butorides striatus
Cacomantis merulinus
Cacomantis sonneratii
Cacomantis variolosus
Caprimulgus macrurus
Centropus bengalensis
Centropus nigrorufus Vulnerable
Centropus sinensis
Chloropsis cochinchinensis
Chloropsis sonnerati
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Ciconia episcopus
Cisticola exilis
Collocalia esculenta
Collocalia fuciphaga
Collocalia gigas Lower Risk
Copsychus malabaricus
Copsychus saularis
Corvus enca
Criniger bres
Crocethia alba
Cyornis banyumas
Cypsiurus balasiensis
Dendrocopos macei
Dicaeum chrysorrheum
Dicaeum trigonostigma
Dicaeum trochileum
Dicrurus macrocercus
Dicrurus paradiseus
Dryocopus javensis
Egretta alba
Egretta intermedia
Egretta sacra
Enicurus leschenaulti
Esacus magnirostris
Eudynamis scolopacea
Eurylaimus javanicus
Falco moluccensis App II
Gallus gallus
Gallus varius
Geopelia striata
Glaucidium castanopterum App II
Gracula religiosa
Halcyon chloris
Halcyon cyanoventris
Haliaeetus leucogaster App II
Harpactes oreskios
Hemicircus concretus
Hemiprocne longipennis
Hemipus hirundinaceus
Hieraaetus kienerii App II
Hirundo tahitica
Hypothymis azurea
Ictinaetus malayensis App II
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Lacedo pulchella
Lalage nigra
Lanius schach
Lonchura leucogastra
Lonchura malacca
Macropygia phasianella
Megalaima australis
Megalaima haemacephala
Megalaima javensis Lower Risk
Megalurus palustris
Merops leschenaulti
Myophonus caeruleus
Napothera macrodactyla Lower Risk
Nectarinia jugularis
Oceanodroma monorhis
Oriolus chinensis
Oriolus xanthonotus
Orthotomus ruficeps
Otus bakkamoena App II
Padda oryzivora Vulnerable
Pandion haliaetus App II
Parus major
Passer montanus
Pavo muticus Vulnerable App II
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Pericrocotus flammeus
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
Phaenicophaeus javanicus
Philentoma velatum
Pitta guajana App II
Platylophus galericulatus
Ploceus manyar
Prinia familiaris
Psittacula alexandri App II
Ptilinopus melanospila
Pycnonotus atriceps
Pycnonotus aurigaster
Pycnonotus goiavier
Pycnonotus melanicterus
Pycnonotus simplex
Raphidura leucopygialis
Rhipidura javanica
Rhyticeros undulatus
Saxicola caprata
Spilornis cheela App II
Spizaetus cirrhatus App II
Spizaetus nipalensis App II
Stachyris melanothorax
Sterna anaethetus
Sterna dougallii
Sterna sumatrana
Streptopelia chinensis
Sturnus melanopterus Lower Risk
Sula leucogaster
Surniculus lugubris
Terpsiphone paradisi
Treron pompadora
Trichastoma sepiarium
Turnix suscitator
  List of Mammals (17 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Aonyx cinerea Lower Risk App II
Bos javanicus Endengered
Cervus timorensis
Felis viverrinus Lower Risk App II
Hystrix brachyura Vulnerable
Hystrix javanica
Macaca fascicularis Lower Risk App II
Manis javanica Lower Risk App II
Muntiacus muntjak
Panthera pardus Endengered App I
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Vulnerable
Presbytis comata Endengered App II
Pteropus vampyrus App II
Ratufa bicolor App II
Rhinoceros sondaicus Critically Endengered App I
Sus scrofa
Trachypithecus cristatus Lower Risk App II
 
  List of Fish (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
  List of Crustaceans (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
  List of Mollusks (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
  List of Amphibians (1 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Bufo sp.
  List of Reptiles (10 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Caretta caretta Endengered App I
Chelonia mydas Endengered App I
Dermochelys coriacea Critically Endengered App I
Eretmochelys imbricata Critically Endengered App I
Lepidochelys olivaceae Endengered App I
Mabuya sp.
Python bivittatus Lower Risk App II
Python reticulatus App II
Varanus salvator App II
Varanus sp.
  List of Vegetations (4 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Avicennia sp.
Bruguiera sp.
Rhizophora sp.
Sonneratia sp.