Site Name : TN GUNUNG PALUNG
    Centerpoint
Latitude :
1 28 48 S Logitude : 110 13 48
Altitude :
0 to 1160 metres
Area :
130000 ha Wetlands: 57000 ha
Status : National park
Legislation : SK Menhut No. 448/Kpts/Menhut-II/1990. 24-03-1990
Tenure : Government of Indonesia, PHPA
Province :  
  Site Description  
  This area has a complete range of lowland to montane habitats: It includes 7000 ha of mangrove forest, 20,000 ha of freshwater swamp forest, 30,000 ha of peatswamp forest, 5000 ha of alluvial lowland forest, 62,000 ha of lowland Dipterocarp forest, 5000 ha of hill forest and 1000 ha of Montane forest. Due to the superstitions of the local Malay villagers who believe that Gn. Palung is haunted, the hill forests are quite undisturbed. The lowland habitats are damaged by logging and small scale settlements, but this has had little effect on the fauna. Most seriously disturbed is the coastal strip, which is largely planted with coconuts. The beaches are partly muddy, partly sandy and partly rocky. The double mountain Palung and Panti is isolated from any other mountain area by the flat swampy plain and possibly was once a separate island before the alluvial plains linked to the mainland. This isolation has resulted in a valuable degree of distinctiveness in the montane flora and fauna. Principal vegetation: - Beach forest; Some forest formations of Casuarina equisetifolia, Callophyllum inophyllum, Terminalia, Morinda and Hibiscus tiliacea. - Mangrove forest: Heavily dominated by Rhizophora spp., and Bruguiera spp. The seaward edge of the mangrove forest is frequently lined with Sonneratia alba and Avicennia spp. - Peatswamp forests: Dominated by large Medang trees (particularly Litsea amora) and Ubah besi (Parastemon sp.); Meranti including Hopea sangal and Shorea leprosala. Also widespread are Bintangor (Callophyllum sp.) and Nyatoh (Ganua motleyana). Species diversity is over 40 species per half hectare inventory. - Riverine/Freshwater swamp forests: Dominated by Medang, Ubah besi, Shorea sp., Bintangor, Meranti bunga (Hopea sangal), Alseodaphne, Parastemon urophyllum, Shorea laevifolia.  
  Site Location  
  Gunung Palung National Park is located in West Kalimantan province. The park can be reached in two ways : - From Pontianak take a boat or plane to Ketapang Ketapang to Sukadana and Sukadana to park take a boat for last 10 hours. - From Pontianak to Rasau by bus (1,5 hr). From Rasau catch a longboat to Teluk Melano (5-10 hours). In Teluk Melano hire a boat to Simanjak from where to have to travel the last stretch by canoe or klotok  
  Special Memmo  
  Calculation of wetland area of this wetland site is 57,000 ha, which include: 7,000 ha of mangrove forest; 20,000 ha of freshwater swamp forest; and 30,000 ha of peat swamp forest.  
  List of Birds (248 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Abroscopus superciliaris
Accipiter trivirgatus App II
Aceros corrugatus Vulnerable
Actitis hypoleucos
Aegithina tiphia
Aegithina viridissima
Aethopyga siparaja
Aethopyga temminckii
Alcedo euryzona Vulnerable
Alcedo meninting
Alcippe brunneicauda
Alophoixus bres
Alophoixus phaeocephalus
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Anhinga melanogaster Lower Risk
Anorrhinus galeritus
Anthracoceros albirostris App II
Anthracoceros malayanus Lower Risk App II
Anthreptes malacensis
Anthreptes singalensis
Aplonis panayensis
Apus pacificus
Arachnothera affinis
Arachnothera chrysogenys
Arachnothera crassirostris
Arachnothera flavigaster
Arachnothera longirostra
Arachnothera robusta
Ardea purpurea
Ardea sumatrana Lower Risk
Argusianus argus App II
Artamus leucorhynchus
Aviceda jerdoni Lower Risk App II
Batrachostomus auritus Deficient Data
Blythipicus rubiginosus
Bubo sumatranus App II
Buceros rhinoceros App II
Buceros vigil Insufficiently Know App I
Butorides striatus
Cacomantis merulinus
Cacomantis sepulcralis
Calorhamphus fuliginosus
Calyptomena viridis
Celeus brachyurus
Centropus bengalensis
Centropus rectunguis Lower Risk
Centropus sinensis
Ceyx erithacus
Ceyx rufidorsa
Ceyx rufidorsus
Chalcophaps indica
Chloropsis cochinchinensis
Chloropsis cyanopogon
Chloropsis sonnerati
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Ciconia stormi Endengered
Collocalia esculenta
Copsychus malabaricus
Copsychus pyrropygus
Copsychus saularis
Copsychus stricklandi
Coracina fimbriata
Corvus enca
Corydon sumatranus
Criniger bres
Cuculus fugax
Cuculus micropterus
Culicicapa ceylonensis
Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
Cyornis concretus
Cyornis superbus
Cyornis turcosa Lower Risk
Dendrocopos canicapillus
Dendrocygna javanica
Dicaeum chrysorrheum
Dicaeum concolor
Dicaeum everetti Lower Risk
Dicaeum trigonostigma
Dicrurus aeneus
Dicrurus hottentottus
Dicrurus leucophaeus
Dicrurus paradiseus
Dinopium javanense
Dinopium rafflesii
Dryocopus javensis
Ducula aenea
Ducula badia
Egretta sacra
Enicurus leschenaulti
Enicurus ruficapillus
Eudynamis scolopacea
Eumyias thalassina
Eupetes macrocerus
Eurostopodus temminckii
Eurylaimus javanicus
Eurylaimus ochromalus
Gracula religiosa
Halcyon chloris
Halcyon pileata
Haliaeetus leucogaster App II
Haliastur indus App II
Harpactes diardii
Harpactes duvaucelii
Harpactes kasumba
Hemicircus concretus
Hemiprocne comata
Hemiprocne longipennis
Hemipus hirundinaceus
Hirundapus caudacutus
Hirundo rustica
Hirundo tahitica
Hypogramma hypogrammicum
Hypothymis azurea
Ichthyophaga humilis Lower Risk App II
Ictinaetus malayensis App II
Indicator archipelagicus Lower Risk
Iole olivacea
Irena puella
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Ixobrychus eurhythmus Lower Risk
Ixobrychus flavicollis
Ixobrychus sinensis
Kenopia striata
Ketupa ketupu App II
Lacedo pulchella
Leptoptilos javanicus Vulnerable
Lonchura fuscans
Lonchura leucogastra
Lophura bulweri Vulnerable
Lophura erythrophthalma Vulnerable
Lophura ignita Vulnerable
Loriculus galgulus App II
Macronous gularis
Macronous ptilosus
Malacocincla malaccensis
Malacocincla sepiaria
Malacopteron affine
Malacopteron albogulare Lower Risk
Malacopteron cinereum
Malacopteron magnirostre
Malacopteron magnum
Megalaima australis
Megalaima chrysopogon
Megalaima henricii
Megalaima mystacophanos
Megalaima rafflesii Lower Risk
Meiglyptes tristis
Meiglyptes tukki
Melanoperdix nigra Lower Risk
Merops philippinus
Microhierax fringillarius App II
Motacilla cinerea
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
Muscicapa sibirica
Nectarinia calcostetha
Nectarinia jugularis
Nectarinia sperata
Ninox scutulata App II
Nyctyornis amictus
Oriolus chinensis
Oriolus xanthonotus
Orthotomus atrogularis
Orthotomus ruficeps
Orthotomus sericeus
Orthotomus sutorius
Otus lempiji App II
Pachycephala grisola
Pelargopsis capensis
Pellorneum capistratum
Pericrocotus flammeus
Pericrocotus igneus
Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
Phaenicophaeus diardi
Phaenicophaeus javanicus
Philentoma pyrhopterum
Philentoma velatum
Phylloscopus borealis
Picus mentalis
Picus miniaceus
Picus puniceus
Pitta arquata
Pitta baudii Lower Risk
Pitta caerulea Lower Risk
Pitta granatina
Pityriasis gymnocephala Lower Risk
Platylophus galericulatus
Platysmurus leucopterus Lower Risk
Polyplectron schleiermacheri Critically Endengered App II
Pomatorhinus montanus
Prinia flaviventris
Prionochilus maculatus
Prionochilus percussus
Prionochilus thoracicus
Prionochilus xanthopygius
Psittacula longicauda App II
Psittinus cyanurus Lower Risk App II
Ptilinopus jambu
Ptilocichla leucogrammica Lower Risk
Pycnonotus atriceps
Pycnonotus brunneus
Pycnonotus cyaniventris
Pycnonotus erythropthalmos
Pycnonotus eutilotus
Pycnonotus goiavier
Pycnonotus melanoleucos
Pycnonotus simplex
Pycnonotus squamatus
Raphidura leucopygialis
Reinwardtipicus validus
Rhinomyias ruficauda
Rhinomyias umbratilis
Rhipidura albicollis
Rhipidura javanica
Rhipidura perlata
Rhyticeros undulatus
Rollulus rouloul
Sasia abnormis
Setornis criniger Lower Risk
Sitta frontalis
Spilornis cheela App II
Spizaetus alboniger App II
Spizaetus bartelsi Endengered App II
Spizaetus nanus Vulnerable App II
Stachyris erythroptera
Stachyris leucotis
Stachyris maculata
Stachyris nigriceps
Stachyris nigricollis
Stachyris poliocephala
Sterna bergii
Strix leptogrammica App II
Surniculus lugubris
Tephrodornis gularis
Terpsiphone paradisi
Treron capellei Lower Risk
Treron curvirostra
Treron olax
Trichastoma bicolor Lower Risk
Trichastoma malaccense
Trichastoma rostratum Lower Risk
Tricolestes criniger
Tringa hypoleucos
Yuhina everetti
Yuhina zantholeuca
Zoothera citrina
Zoothera dauma
Zosterops palpebrosus
  List of Mammals (135 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Aeromys tephromelas
Aeromys thomasi
Aonyx cinerea Lower Risk App II
Arctictis binturong
Arctogalidia trivirgata Endengered
Balionycteris maculata
Bos javanicus Endengered
Callosciurus notatus
Callosciurus prevostii
Cervus unicolor
Chaerephon plicata
Cheiromeles torquatus Lower Risk
Chiropodomys gliroides
Crocidura fuliginosa
Crocidura monticola
Cynocephalus variegatus
Cynogale benettii Endengered App II
Cynopterus brachyotis Lower Risk
Cynopterus horsfieldii
Cynopterus sphinx
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis Critically Endengered App I
Dremomys everetti
Echinosorex gymnurus
Emballonura alecto
Emballonura monticola
Eonycteris spelaea
Exilisciurus exilis
Exilisciurus whiteheadi
Felis badia Vulnerable App II
Felis bengalensis App I
Felis marmorata Deficient Data App I
Felis planiceps Vulnerable App I
Glischropus tylopus
Helarctos malayanus Deficient Data App I
Hemigalus derbyanus App II
Herpestes brachyurus
Herpestes semitorquatus
Hipposideros cervinus
Hipposideros cineraceus
Hipposideros diadema
Hipposideros dyacorum
Hipposideros galeritus
Hipposideros larvatus
Hylobates agilis Lower Risk App I
Hylobates muelleri Critically Endengered App I
Hystrix brachyura Vulnerable
Hystrix crassispinis Lower Risk
Iomys horsfieldii
Kerivoula hardwickii
Kerivoula papillosa
Kerivoula pellucida
Lariscus insignis
Lenothrix canus
Leopoldamys sabanus
Lutra sumatrana Vulnerable App II
Macaca fascicularis Lower Risk App II
Macaca nemestrina Vulnerable App II
Macroglossus minimus
Manis javanica Lower Risk App II
Martes flavigula Endengered App III
Maxomys baeodon Endengered
Maxomys rajah
Maxomys surifer
Maxomys whiteheadi
Megaderma spasma
Megaerops ecaudatus
Miniopterus australis
Miniopterus schreibersii Lower Risk
Mops mops
Muntiacus atherodes
Muntiacus muntjak
Mustela nudipes
Mydaus javanensis
Myotis hasseltii
Myotis horsfieldii
Myotis muricola
Nannosciurus melanotis
Nasalis larvatus Vulnerable App I
Neofelis nebulosa Vulnerable App I
Niviventer cremoriventer
Nycteris tragata
Nycticebus coucang Vulnerable App II
Paguma larvata
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Vulnerable
Penthetor lucasi
Petaurista petaurista
Petinomys hageni
Petinomys vordermanni
Phoniscus jagorii
Pipistrellus javanicus
Pongo pygmaeus Vulnerable App I
Presbytis femoralis Lower Risk App II
Presbytis melalophos App II
Presbytis rubicunda App II
Prionodon linsang App II
Pteropus vampyrus App II
Rattus argentiventer
Rattus exulans
Rattus norvegicus
Rattus rattus
Rattus tiomanicus
Ratufa affinis App II
Rheithrosciurus macrotis
Rhinolophus affinis
Rhinolophus borneensis
Rhinolophus luctus
Rhinolophus sedulus
Rhinolophus trifoliatus
Rhinosciurus laticaudatus
Rousettus amplexicaudatus
Scotophilus kuhlii
Suncus murinus
Sundamys muelleri
Sundasciurus brookei Lower Risk
Sundasciurus hippurus
Sundasciurus lowii
Sundasciurus tenuis
Sus barbatus Lower Risk
Taphozous longimanus
Taphozous melanopogon
Taphozous saccolaimus
Tarsius bancanus Lower Risk App II
Trachypithecus cristatus Lower Risk App II
Tragulus javanicus
Tragulus napu
Trichys fasciculata
Tupaia dorsalis App II
Tupaia glis App II
Tupaia gracilis App II
Tupaia longipes Endengered App. II
Tupaia minor App II
Tupaia splendidula App II
Tupaia tana App II
Tylonycteris pachypus
Viverra tangalunga
 
  List of Fish (1 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Scleropages formosus Endengered App. I
  List of Crustaceans (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
  List of Mollusks (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
  List of Amphibians (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
  List of Reptiles (5 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Crocodylus sp.
Python reticulatus App II
Tomistoma schlegeli Deficient Data App I
Varanus borneensis App II
Varanus sp.
  List of Vegetations (152 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Aglaia sp.
Alseodaphne sp.
Alstonia angustifolia
Archidendron microcarpum
Artocarpus anisophyllus
Artocarpus sp.
Avicennia sp.
Baccaurea bracteata
Baccaurea sp.
Barringtonia sp.
Bhesa paniculata
Blumeodendron kurzii
Blumeodendron sp.
Bruguiera sp.
Calophyllum fragrans
Calophyllum inophyllum
Calophyllum macrophyllum
Calophyllum rhizophorum
Calophyllum sclerophyllum
Calophyllum scriblitifolium
Calophyllum sp.
Calophyllum spp.
Campnosperma coriaceum
Campnosperma spp.
Campnosperma squamatum
Canarium sp.
Cantleya corniculata
Casuarina equisetifolia
Casuarina sp.
Cratoxylum arborescens
Dacryodes rostrata
Dactylocladus stenostachys
Dialium sp.
Dillenia pulchella
Dillenia suffruticosa
Diospyros sp.
Diospyros spp.
Dipterocarpus coriaceus
Dipterocarpus sp.
Dipterocarpus stellatus
Dryobalanops sp.
Durio carinatus
Durio oxleyanus
Dyera lowii
Dysoxylum sp.
Eusideroxylon zwageri
Exbuckland sp.
Ficus spp.
Ganua motleyana
Garcinia apetala
Garcinia atropiridis
Garcinia cuspidata
Garcinia lanceolata
Garcinia sp.
Garcinia spp.
Glochidion sp.
Glochidium lucidum
Gluta wallichii
Gonystylus bancanus
Gymnanthera euginiifolia
Gymnostoma nobile
Hibiscus tiliaceus
Hopea sangal Inderteminante
Hopea sp.
Hydnocarpus sp.
Ilex hypoglauca
Intsia sp.
Jackiopsis ornata
Knema eliptica
Knema kunstleri
Koompassia excelsa
Koompassia malaccensis
Koompassia sp.
Litsea amara
Litsea sp.
Lophopetalum multinervium
Lophopetalum rigidium
Lophopetalum spp.
Macaranga sp.
Madhuca motleyana
Mangifera sp.
Melanochyla auriculata
Melanochyla fulvinervis
Melicope parviflora
Mezzettia leptopoda
Monocarpia marginalis
Mussaendopsis beccariana
Nageia motleyi
Nephelium sp.
Nypa fruticans
Ochanostachys amentacea
Palaquium leiocarpum
Palaquium microphyllum
Palaquium obovatum
Palaquium rostratum
Palaquium xanthochymum
Parastemon sp.
Parastemon urophyllum
Paratocarpus venonosus
Parkia sp.
Parkia speciosa
Parkia spp.
Pentace sp.
Polyalthia hypoleucea
Polyalthia sumatrana
Polyalthya sp.
Pongamia pinnata
Quercus sp.
Rhizophora sp.
Scaphium macropodum
Shorea
Shorea crassarina
Shorea gibbosa
Shorea gratissima
Shorea hopeafolia
Shorea johorensis
Shorea laevifolia
Shorea laevis
Shorea leprosula
Shorea longisperma
Shorea macrophylla
Shorea parvifolia
Shorea parvistipulata
Shorea pinangu
Shorea platycladus
Shorea rugosa
Shorea sp.
Shorea spp.
Shorea stephotera
Shorea uliginosa
Sindora veluntina
Sonneratia alba
Strombosia multifora
Syzygium ceriana
Syzygium jambos
Syzygium leucoxylon
Syzygium lineata
Syzygium nemestrina
Syzygium sarawacensis
Syzygium sp.
Syzygium spp.
Syzygium subdecussata
Syzygium zeylanicum
Terminalia catappa
Terminalia sp.
Tristania beccarii
Tristania obovata
Tristania spp.
Tristaniopsis grandifolia
Vatica sp.
Vitex pubescens
Xanthophyllum sp.