Wetlands International Indonesia Programme

Much the most extensive wetlands on Sumba island are mangrove swamps, which cover almost 5% of the land area. Several mangrove areas have been identified as being of conservation interest and importance to the local coastal fisheries. The southern part of island is hilly, with a number of small fast-flowing rivers. Much of the north coast is low-lying, and there are several small lakes in natural depressions, particularly in the northeast. The most important of these is at Kadumbal, at the edge of a coralline plateau 30 km east of Waingapu. This is complex of shallow, freshwater lakes and extensive reed-beds covering an area of 25-35 ha, and surrounded by overgrazed pasture, rice paddies and arable land. The lakes are fed by local run-off, and apparently dry out during the middle of the dry season. Principal vegeatation: Extensive areas of 1.0-2.0 m tall reed beds. Northern half virtually devoid of reeds but covered with low grasses (ca 0.25 m) and tussocks of sedges. Possibly this northern half in seasonally flooded cattle grassland.

Site Location

Pulau Sumba is located on east and West Districts, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara.

Special Memmo

The site is a small island (1.2 million ha) located in East Nusa Tenggara. The site includes 1,512 ha of mangrove forest as the main wetland type in the island.

List of Birds (128 species)

Species	Red Data Book	Cites
Accipiter fasciatus		App II
Acridotheres javanicus
Acrocephalus stentoreus
Actitis hypoleucos
Aerodramus fuciphagus
Alcedo atthis
Anas gibberifrons
Anas superciliosa
Anthreptes malacensis
Anthus gustavi
Anthus novaeseelandiae
Aplonis minor
Ardea novaehollandiae
Ardea purpurea
Ardea sumatrana	Lower Risk
Ardeola speciosa
Arenaria interpres
Artamus leucorhynchus
Artamus leucorynchus
Aviceda subcristata		App II
Bubulcus ibis
Butorides striatus
Cacatua sulphurea	Critically Endengered	App I
Calidris alba
Calidris ferruginea
Calidris ruficollis
Casmerodius albus
Centropus bengalensis
Chalcophaps indica
Charadrius leschenaultii
Chlidonias hybridus
Circus assimilis		App II
Cisticola juncidis
Collocalia esculenta
Columba vitiensis
Coracina novaehollandiae
Corvus macrorhynchos
Coturnix australis
Coturnix ypsilophorus
Dendrocygna arcuata
Dicaeum sanguinolentum
Dicrurus densus
Ducula aenea
Eclectus roratus		App II
Egretta alba
Egretta garzetta
Egretta intermedia
Egretta novaehollandiae
Egretta sacra
Elanus caeruleus		App II
Esacus magnirostris
Eurystomus orientalis
Falco moluccensis		App II
Falco peregrinus		App I
Fregata ariel
Gallinula chloropus
Gallus varius
Geoffroyus geoffroyi		App II
Geopelia maugei
Gracula religiosa
Halcyon chloris
Halcyon sancta
Haliaeetus leucogaster		App II
Haliastur indus		App II
Heteroscelis brevipes
Heteroscelus brevipes
Himantopus leucocephalus
Hirundo rustica
Hirundo tahitica
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Ixobrychus sinensis
Lalage sueurii
Lanius cristatus
Lichmera indistincta
Lonchura malacca
Lonchura molucca
Lonchura pallida
Lonchura punctulata
Lonchura quinticolor
Macropygia ruficeps
Megapodius reinwardt
Merops ornatus
Merops philippinus
Merops superciliosus
Milvus migrans		App II
Mirafra javanica
Monarcha trivirgatus
Motacilla cinerea
Myiagra ruficollis
Nectarinia buettikoferi
Nectarinia jugularis
Numenius madagascariensis	Lower Risk
Numenius phaeopus
Oriolus chinensis
Pachycephala pectoralis
Pandion haliaetus		App II
Parus major
Passer montanus
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Philemon buceroides
Phylloscopus borealis
Plegadis falcinellus
Pluvialis fulva
Pluvialis squatarola
Poephila guttata
Porphyrio porphyrio
Ptilinopus dohertyi	Vulnerable
Rhipidura rufifrons
Rhyticeros everetti	Vulnerable
Saxicola caprata
Sterna bergii
Sterna sumatrana
Stiltia isabella
Streptopelia chinensis
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Taeniopygia guttata
Tanygnathus megalorynchos		App II
Terpsiphone paradisi
Treron teysmannii	Lower Risk
Trichoglossus haematodus		App II
Tringa nebularia
Tringa stagnatilis
Tringa totanus
Xenus cinereus
Zosterops citrinellus
Zosterops wallacei

List of Mamal (3 species)

Species	Red Data Book	Cites
Cervus timorensis
Macaca fascicularis	Lower Risk	App II
Sus scrofa

List of Fish (0 species)

List of Crustaseans (0 species)

List of Mollusk (0 species)

List of Fish (0 species)

List of Reptile (0 species)

List of Vegetation (32 species)

Species	Red Data Book	Cites
Aglaia sp.
Arenga pinnata
Artocarpus elasticus
Avicennia marina
Bruguiera exaristata
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
Bruguiera parviflora
Buchanania arborescens
Calophyllum soulattri
Canarium asperum
Ceriops decandra
Ceriops tagal
Cleidion javanicum
Decaspermum sp.
Dillenia indica
Eupatorium odoratum
Ficus retusa
Hibiscus tiliaceus
Lantana camara
Lumnitzera racemosa
Memecylon edule
Nauclea orientalis
Palaquium obovatum
Pandanus sp.
Pandanus tectorius
Planchonia valida
Rhizophora apiculata
Rhizophora stylosa
Sonneratia alba
Sterculia foetida
Thespesia populnea
Xylocarpus granatum