Site Name : PULAU BIRAH-BIRAHAN
    Centerpoint
Latitude :
0 44 0 N Logitude : 118 16 0
Altitude :
0 to 20 metres
Area :
22 ha Wetlands: 22 ha
Status : NULL
Legislation : NULL
Tenure : Government of Indonesia and Private
Province :  
  Site Description  
  A tiny offshore coral island with beach vegetation. It is known to be of importance to birds and has nesting beaches and feeding areas for turtles. A reef flat extends to 200 m off the island at the south-east side of the island. During the 1997 survey (WIBOWO, 1997), the coral reef condition is in good condition with live coral cover estimates at 70-90%. No indication of coral bombing occur. fauna: Sea Turtles. Plant communities in adjacent areas: Beach vegetation and mangrove  
  Site Location  
  Birah-birahan island is located about 15 km off the Manubar gulf, at the south coast of Sangkulirang peninsula, East Kalimantan. To get to the island, one can travel from Samarinda to Sangkulirang by boat or by car (8 hours distance). From Sangkulirang, one can use boat to get to the island (1 hour distance).  
  Special Memmo  
  Birah-birahan island is one of the small coral island at south of Sangkulirang peninsula.  
  List of Birds (6 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Charadrius veredus
Egretta alba
Egretta intermedia
Numenius phaeopus
Phalacrocorax carbo
Plegadis falcinellus
  List of Mammals (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
 
  List of Fish (1 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Cephalopholis miniatus
  List of Crustaceans (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
  List of Mollusks (3 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Nautilus pompilius
Tridacna maxima Lower Risk App II
Tridacna squamosa Lower Risk App II
  List of Amphibians (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
  List of Reptiles (2 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Chelonia mydas Endengered App I
Eretmochelys imbricata Critically Endengered App I
  List of Vegetations (15 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Avicennia sp.
Barringtonia asiatica
Bruguiera sp.
Crinum asiaticum
Enhalus sp.
Erythrina variegata
Hibiscus tiliaceus
Ipomoea pescaprae
Pandanus sp.
Pemphis acidula
Rhizophora sp.
Sonneratia sp.
Terminalia catappa
Thalassia sp.
Wedelia biflora