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Site Description |
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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. |
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Site Location |
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Pulau Sumba is located on east and West Districts, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara. |
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Special Memmo |
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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. |
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List of Birds (128 species) |
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Species |
Red Data Book |
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Accipiter fasciatus |
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App II |
Acridotheres javanicus |
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Acrocephalus stentoreus |
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Actitis hypoleucos |
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Aerodramus fuciphagus |
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Alcedo atthis |
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Anas gibberifrons |
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Anas superciliosa |
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Anthreptes malacensis |
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Anthus gustavi |
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Anthus novaeseelandiae |
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Aplonis minor |
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Ardea novaehollandiae |
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Ardea purpurea |
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Ardea sumatrana |
Lower Risk |
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Ardeola speciosa |
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Arenaria interpres |
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Artamus leucorhynchus |
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Artamus leucorynchus |
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Aviceda subcristata |
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App II |
Bubulcus ibis |
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Butorides striatus |
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Cacatua sulphurea |
Critically Endengered |
App I |
Calidris alba |
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Calidris ferruginea |
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Calidris ruficollis |
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Casmerodius albus |
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Centropus bengalensis |
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Chalcophaps indica |
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Charadrius leschenaultii |
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Chlidonias hybridus |
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Circus assimilis |
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App II |
Cisticola juncidis |
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Collocalia esculenta |
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Columba vitiensis |
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Coracina novaehollandiae |
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Corvus macrorhynchos |
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Coturnix australis |
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Coturnix ypsilophorus |
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Dendrocygna arcuata |
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Dicaeum sanguinolentum |
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Dicrurus densus |
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Ducula aenea |
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Eclectus roratus |
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App II |
Egretta alba |
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Egretta garzetta |
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Egretta intermedia |
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Egretta novaehollandiae |
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Egretta sacra |
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Elanus caeruleus |
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App II |
Esacus magnirostris |
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Eurystomus orientalis |
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Falco moluccensis |
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App II |
Falco peregrinus |
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App I |
Fregata ariel |
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Gallinula chloropus |
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Gallus varius |
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Geoffroyus geoffroyi |
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App II |
Geopelia maugei |
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Gracula religiosa |
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Halcyon chloris |
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Halcyon sancta |
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Haliaeetus leucogaster |
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App II |
Haliastur indus |
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App II |
Heteroscelis brevipes |
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Heteroscelus brevipes |
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Himantopus leucocephalus |
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Hirundo rustica |
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Hirundo tahitica |
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Ixobrychus cinnamomeus |
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Ixobrychus sinensis |
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Lalage sueurii |
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Lanius cristatus |
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Lichmera indistincta |
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Lonchura malacca |
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Lonchura molucca |
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Lonchura pallida |
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Lonchura punctulata |
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Lonchura quinticolor |
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Macropygia ruficeps |
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Megapodius reinwardt |
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Merops ornatus |
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Merops philippinus |
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Merops superciliosus |
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Milvus migrans |
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App II |
Mirafra javanica |
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Monarcha trivirgatus |
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Motacilla cinerea |
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Myiagra ruficollis |
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Nectarinia buettikoferi |
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Nectarinia jugularis |
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Numenius madagascariensis |
Lower Risk |
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Numenius phaeopus |
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Oriolus chinensis |
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Pachycephala pectoralis |
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Pandion haliaetus |
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App II |
Parus major |
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Passer montanus |
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Pelecanus conspicillatus |
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Phalacrocorax melanoleucos |
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Phalacrocorax sulcirostris |
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Philemon buceroides |
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Phylloscopus borealis |
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Plegadis falcinellus |
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Pluvialis fulva |
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Pluvialis squatarola |
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Poephila guttata |
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Porphyrio porphyrio |
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Ptilinopus dohertyi |
Vulnerable |
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Rhipidura rufifrons |
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Rhyticeros everetti |
Vulnerable |
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Saxicola caprata |
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Sterna bergii |
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Sterna sumatrana |
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Stiltia isabella |
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Streptopelia chinensis |
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Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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Taeniopygia guttata |
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Tanygnathus megalorynchos |
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App II |
Terpsiphone paradisi |
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Treron teysmannii |
Lower Risk |
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Trichoglossus haematodus |
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App II |
Tringa nebularia |
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Tringa stagnatilis |
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Tringa totanus |
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Xenus cinereus |
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Zosterops citrinellus |
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Zosterops wallacei |
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List of Mammals (3 species) |
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Cervus timorensis |
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Macaca fascicularis |
Lower Risk |
App II |
Sus scrofa |
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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 (0 species) |
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List of Vegetations (32 species) |
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Aglaia sp. |
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Arenga pinnata |
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Artocarpus elasticus |
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Avicennia marina |
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Bruguiera exaristata |
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Bruguiera gymnorhiza |
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Bruguiera parviflora |
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Buchanania arborescens |
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Calophyllum soulattri |
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Canarium asperum |
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Ceriops decandra |
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Ceriops tagal |
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Cleidion javanicum |
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Decaspermum sp. |
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Dillenia indica |
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Eupatorium odoratum |
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Ficus retusa |
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Hibiscus tiliaceus |
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Lantana camara |
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Lumnitzera racemosa |
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Memecylon edule |
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Nauclea orientalis |
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Palaquium obovatum |
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Pandanus sp. |
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Pandanus tectorius |
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Planchonia valida |
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Rhizophora apiculata |
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Rhizophora stylosa |
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Sonneratia alba |
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Sterculia foetida |
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Thespesia populnea |
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Xylocarpus granatum |
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