Wetlands International Indonesia Programme

A relatively flat area at the coast. More inland it is hilly to mountainous with slopes of up to 45 of mangrove swamp forest (3,200 ha), grassland/savannah (25,300 ha) and some 21,000 ha of tropical rainforest. The (secondary) savannah is a result of shifting cultivation. Parts of it are seasonnally flooded. According to Whitten et al.(1987), the only major area of peatswamp in Sulawesi is Aoupa Swamp. Aopa peat was formed because of the continuous water-logged conditions which are unfavorable, but not anathema, to decomposer organisms. Principal vegetation: Mangal communities include Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Sonneratia alba, Ceriops tagal, Rhizophors stylosa, Avicennia marina, Sonneratia acida and Rhizophora apiculata. The National Park is located in the province of SouthEast Sulawesi. Geographically, the site is located on the eastern coast of Sulawesi where the southeast muson climate affects the area. The elevation level: between 0-980 metres above sea level. The coastal area is located in the southern part of the site, whithin which extensive mudflats occur along the coast. The area supports waterbird populations. The fringing mangrove occur in the area is relatively homogenous, vegetated with Rhizophora mucronata, Bruguiera gymnorhiza and Sonneratia alba. Extensive savanna occurs in the south along Watumohai-Mendoke mountains to the mangrove in the southeast. The area between the savanna and mangroves has become the main habitat for Bubalus depressicornis. The highlands are located in the north,i.e. Mokaleleo mountains (790 m) and Matoha highland (270m) in the east. The Watumohai mountain (550 m) and Mendoke mountain (980) are located in the south. Rawa Aopa basins are surrounded by highlands, and permanently innudated. The Rawa Aopa is swamp area, which is vegetated and coverd by grass (95%) and becomes the habitat for waterbirds.

Site Location

The Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park can be reached from Kendari through three main roads: The first road reaches the northern part of Mokalelo Mountain with Lambuya as the nearest town. The second road reaches the Matoha Town, and the third road in the southern part reaches the Watumohai mountain and coastal area, and the nearest town is Tinanggea. The third road is the main access to the National Park office which is located in Lanawulu, about 120 Km from Kendari or 45 Km from Tinanggea.

Special Memmo

Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park supports the population of endemic, rare, and vulnerable fauna. The site has a diverse ecosystems, and only major peatswamp area in Sulawesi. 163 bird species were recorded, 39 of which were endemic species (34 endemic

List of Birds (172 species)

Species	Red Data Book	Cites
Accipiter griseiceps		App II
Accipiter nanus	Lower Risk	App II
Accipiter soloensis		App II
Accipiter trinotatus		App II
Acrocephalus orientalis
Acrocephalus stentoreus
Aerodramus vanikorensis
Aethopyga siparaja
Alcedo meninting
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Anas gibberifrons
Anas superciliosa
Anhinga melanogaster	Lower Risk
Anthreptes malacensis
Anthus novaeseelandiae
Aplonis minor
Ardea purpurea
Ardea sumatrana	Lower Risk
Ardeola speciosa
Artamus leucorhynchus
Artamus monachus
Basilornis celebensis
Bubulcus ibis
Butastur indicus		App II
Butorides striatus
Cacatua sulphurea	Critically Endengered	App I
Cacomantis merulinus
Cacomantis sepulcralis
Calidris ruficollis
Caprimulgus affinis
Casmerodius albus
Centropus bengalensis
Centropus celebensis
Ceyx fallax
Chalcophaps indica
Charadrius leschenaultii
Charadrius mongolus
Chlidonias hybridus
Chlidonias leucopterus
Chrysococcyx russatus
Ciconia episcopus
Circus assimilis		App II
Cisticola exilis
Cisticola juncidis
Cittura cyanotis
Coracias temminckii
Coracina bicolor	Lower Risk
Coracina morio
Corvus enca
Corvus typicus
Coturnix chinensis
Cuculus saturatus
Cypsiurus balasiensis
Dendrocopos temminckii
Dendrocygna arcuata
Dendrocygna guttata
Dendrocygna javanica
Dicaeum aureolimbatum
Dicaeum celebicum
Dicrurus hottentottus
Ducula aenea
Ducula bicolor
Ducula luctuosa
Ducula radiata
Egretta alba
Egretta garzetta
Egretta intermedia
Elanus caeruleus		App II
Eudynamys melanorhyncha
Eurostopodus macrotis
Eurystomus orientalis
Falco moluccensis		App II
Falco severus		App II
Ficedula rufigula	Lower Risk
Fregata ariel
Gallicolumba tristigmata
Gallinula chloropus
Gallinula tenebrosa
Gallirallus philippensis
Gallirallus torquatus
Gallus gallus
Gerygone sulphurea
Gymnocrex rosenbergii	Vulnerable
Halcyon chloris
Halcyon sancta
Haliaeetus leucogaster		App II
Haliastur indus		App II
Hemiprocne longipennis
Hirundapus caudacutus
Hirundo rustica
Hirundo tahitica
Hypothymis azurea
Ictinaetus malayensis		App II
Irediparra gallinacea
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Ixobrychus flavicollis
Ixobrychus sinensis
Lalage sueurii
Limosa lapponica
Lonchura malacca
Lonchura molucca
Lonchura pallida
Lonchura punctulata
Loriculus exilis		App II
Loriculus stigmatus		App II
Macrocephalon maleo	Vulnerable	App I
Macropygia amboinensis
Megalurus timoriensis
Megapodius cumingii	Lower Risk
Meropogon forsteni
Merops ornatus
Merops superciliosus
Motacilla cinerea
Motacilla flava
Mulleripicus fulvus
Muscicapa griseisticta
Mycteria cinerea	Vulnerable	App I
Nectarinia aspasia
Nectarinia jugularis
Ninox punctulata		App II
Numenius madagascariensis	Lower Risk
Numenius minutus
Numenius phaeopus
Nycticorax caledonicus
Oriolus chinensis
Otus manadensis		App II
Pandion haliaetus		App II
Pelargopsis melanorhyncha
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Penelopides exarhatus
Phaenicophaeus calyorhynchus
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Plegadis falcinellus
Pluvialis fulva
Porphyrio porphyrio
Porzana cinerea
Porzana fusca
Prioniturus platurus		App II
Ptilinopus melanospila
Ptilinopus superbus
Rallina eurizonoides
Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus
Rhyticeros cassidix
Saxicola caprata
Spilornis rufipectus		App II
Spizaetus lanceolatus	Lower Risk	App II
Sterna albifrons
Sterna bergii
Sterna sumatrana
Stiltia isabella
Streptocitta albicollis
Streptopelia chinensis
Surniculus lugubris
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Tanygnathus sumatranus		App II
Treron griseicauda
Treron vernans
Trichastoma celebense
Trichoglossus flavoviridis		App II
Trichoglossus ornatus		App II
Tringa brevipes
Tringa glareola
Tringa hypoleucos
Tringa stagnatilis
Tringa totanus
Turacoena manadensis
Turnix maculosa
Turnix sylvatica
Tyto rosenbergii		App II
Zosterops chloris
Zosterops consobrinorum	Lower Risk

List of Mamal (14 species)

Species	Red Data Book	Cites
Babyrousa babyrussa	Vulnerable	App I
Bubalus bubalis
Bubalus depressicornis	Endengered	App I
Cervus timorensis
Macaca nigra	Endengered	App II
Macaca ochreata	Deficient Data	App II
Manis javanica	Lower Risk	App II
Phalanger vestitus	Vulnerable
Rattus rattus
Stigocuscus celebensis	Deficient Data
Sus celebensis
Sus scrofa
Sus verrucosus	Endengered
Tarsius spectrum	Deficient Data	App II

List of Fish (11 species)

Species	Red Data Book	Cites
Anabas testudineus
Anguilla celebesensis
Barbodes gonionotus
Channa striata
Clarias batrachus
Cyprinus carpio
Dermogenys orientalis
Helostoma temminckii
Monopterus albus
Oreochromis mossambicus
Trichogaster trichopterus

List of Crustaseans (0 species)

List of Mollusk (0 species)

List of Fish (0 species)

List of Reptile (10 species)

Species	Red Data Book	Cites
Crocodylus porosus	Vulnerable	App II
Gehyra mutilata
Gekko gekko
Hemidactylus frenatus
Hydrosaurus amboinensis
Mabuia multifasciata
Python reticulatus		App II
Trionyx sp.
Varanus salvator		App II
Varanus togianus		App II

List of Vegetation (19 species)

Species	Red Data Book	Cites
Avicennia marina
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
Ceratophyllum demersum
Ceriops tagal
Coniogramme serrulata
Hydrocharis dubia
Hypolytrum nemorum
Ipomoea indica
Nelumbium nelumbo
Nymphoides indica
Pistia stratiotes
Rhizophora apiculata
Rhizophora stylosa
Saccharum sp.
Scleria scrobiculata
Sonneratia acida
Sonneratia alba
Thelypteris sp.
Utricularia sp.