Site Name : TAMAN NASIONAL WAY KAMBAS
    Centerpoint
Latitude :
4 49 48 S Logitude : 105 43 12
Altitude :
0 to 50 metres
Area :
130000 ha Wetlands: 0 ha
Status : National park
Legislation : SK Menhut No. 444/Menhut-II/1989, 1-4-1989.
Tenure : Government of Indonesia
Province :  
  Site Description  
  The reserve is one of the most extensive in Indonesia containing one of the largest freshwater swamp forests in Sumatra, mangrove forests, dry beach forests and Nibung swamps. The heavy siltload of the rivers which cross the reserve has formed the intertidal mudflats used by waterbirds; the reserve supports over 270 species of birds, including several endangered species. Approximately 75% of the forest has already been selectively logged leading, in some areas, to (annually burned) grassland. Coastal settlements totalling about 10,000 people lie along the edge of the reserve. According to the proposal to redesignate the area as a national park, the reserve would be divided into sanctuary, wilderness and intensive use zones, and facilities for tourism/recreation would be created. Seasonal inundation of brackish water may occur up to 2 km inland during dry periods. Principal vegetation: - Freshwater swamp forest. - Mangrove forest with Nypa beds. - Nibung swamps and Pandanus formations.  
  Site Location  
  The reserve lies on the east coast of Lampung. Natural boundaries exist on all sides except on the south for about 30km. The eastern boundary stretches along the Java Sea. The provincial capital, Tanjung Karang lies 30km to the west. Access is by air or road.  
  Special Memmo  
  From the 270 bird species of the reserve more than 20% are waterbirds, including many migratory species and several rare or endangered species such as the Asian Dowitcher (nearly 500 sighted in 1985), Malayan Night Heron, Milky Stork, Storm's Stork, Lesse  
  List of Birds (385 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Abroscopus superciliaris
Accipiter badius App II
Accipiter gularis App II
Accipiter trivirgatus App II
Accipiter virgatus App II
Aceros corrugatus Vulnerable
Acridotheres javanicus
Actenoides concretus
Actitis hypoleucos
Aegithina tiphia
Aegithina viridissima
Aerodramus fuciphagus
Aethopyga siparaja
Alcedo atthis
Alcedo coerulescens
Alcedo euryzona Vulnerable
Alcedo meninting
Alophoixus phaeocephalus
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Anas gibberifrons
Anas gracilis
Anhinga melanogaster Lower Risk
Anorrhinus galeritus
Anthracoceros albirostris App II
Anthracoceros coronatus App II
Anthracoceros malayanus Lower Risk App II
Anthreptes malacensis
Anthreptes rhodolaema
Anthreptes simplex
Anthreptes singalensis
Aplonis panayensis
Apus affinis
Apus pacificus
Arachnothera chrysogenys
Arachnothera crassirostris
Arachnothera flavigaster
Arachnothera longirostra
Ardea cinerea
Ardea purpurea
Ardea sumatrana Lower Risk
Ardeola speciosa
Ardeola striata
Argusianus argus App II
Artamus leucorhynchus
Artamus leucorynchus
Aviceda leuphotes App II
Batrachostomus auritus Deficient Data
Batrachostomus cornutus
Batrachostomus javensis Lower Risk
Batrachostomus stellatus
Berenicornis comatus
Blythipicus rubiginosus
Bubo sumatranus App II
Bubulcus ibis
Buceros bicornis App I
Buceros rhinoceros App II
Buceros vigil Insufficiently Know App I
Buteo buteo App II
Butorides striatus
Cacomantis merulinus
Cacomantis sepulcralis
Cacomantis sonneratii
Cairina scutulata Endengered App I
Calidris alba
Calidris ferruginea
Caloperdix oculea
Calorhamphus fuliginosus
Calyptomena viridis
Caprimulgus affinis
Caprimulgus concretus Vulnerable
Caprimulgus macrurus
Casmerodius albus
Celeus brachyurus
Centropus bengalensis
Centropus sinensis
Ceyx erithacus
Ceyx rufidorsa
Ceyx rufidorsus
Chalcophaps indica
Charadrius alexandrinus
Charadrius dubius
Charadrius leschenaultii
Charadrius mongolus
Charadrius veredus
Chlidonias hybridus
Chlidonias leucopterus
Chloropsis aurifrons
Chloropsis cochinchinensis
Chloropsis cyanopogon
Chloropsis sonnerati
Chrysococcyx minutillus
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Chrysocolaptes validus
Ciconia episcopus
Ciconia stormi Endengered
Circus aeruginosus App II
Cisticola exilis
Cisticola juncidis
Clamator coromandus
Collocalia esculenta
Columba livia
Copsychus malabaricus
Copsychus pyrropygus
Copsychus saularis
Coracina fimbriata
Coracina larvata
Coracina striata
Corvus enca
Corydon sumatranus
Coturnix chinensis
Criniger bres
Criniger ochraceus
Criniger phaeocephalus
Crypsirina temia
Cuculus fugax
Cuculus micropterus
Cuculus sparverioides
Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
Cyornis caerulata Lower Risk
Cyornis rufigastra
Cyornis turcosa Lower Risk
Cyornis turcosus Lower Risk
Cypsiurus balasiensis
Dendrocopos moluccensis
Dendrocygna arcuata
Dendrocygna javanica
Dendronanthus indicus
Dicaeum chrysorrheum
Dicaeum concolor
Dicaeum trigonostigma
Dicrurus aeneus
Dicrurus annectans
Dicrurus hottentottus
Dicrurus leucophaeus
Dicrurus paradiseus
Dicrurus sumatranus Lower Risk
Dinopium javanense
Dinopium rafflesii
Dryocopus javensis
Ducula aenea
Ducula badia
Dupetor flavicollis
Egretta alba
Egretta garzetta
Egretta intermedia
Egretta sacra
Elanus caeruleus App II
Enicurus leschenaulti
Eudynamis scolopacea
Eudynamys scolopacea
Eupetes macrocerus
Eurostopodus temminckii
Eurylaimus javanicus
Eurylaimus ochromalus
Eurystomus orientalis
Ficedula hyperythra
Ficedula mugimaki
Ficedula zanthopygia
Fregata andrewsi Vulnerable App I
Gallicrex cinerea
Gallus gallus
Gelochelidon nilotica
Geopelia striata
Gerygone sulphurea
Glareola maldivarum
Glaucidium brodiei App II
Gorsachius melanolophus
Gracula religiosa
Halcyon chloris
Halcyon concreta
Halcyon coromanda
Halcyon pileata
Halcyon smyrnensis
Haliaeetus leucogaster App II
Haliastur indus App II
Harpactes diardii
Harpactes duvaucelii
Harpactes kasumba
Harpactes orrhophaeus
Heliopais personata Vulnerable
Hemicircus concretus
Hemiprocne comata
Hemiprocne longipennis
Hemipus hirundinaceus
Hieraaetus kienerii App II
Himantopus himantopus
Himantopus leucocephalus
Hirundapus giganteus
Hirundo rustica
Hirundo tahitica
Hypogramma hypogrammicum
Hypothymis azurea
Hypsipetes charlottae
Hypsipetes criniger
Ichthyophaga humilis Lower Risk App II
Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus Lower Risk App II
Ichthyophaga nana Lower Risk App II
Ictinaetus malayensis App II
Iole olivacea
Irena puella
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Ixobrychus flavicollis
Ixobrychus sinensis
Kenopia striata
Ketupa ketupu App II
Lacedo pulchella
Lalage nigra
Lanius cristatus
Lanius schach
Lanius tigrinus
Leptoptilos javanicus Vulnerable
Limnodromus semipalmatus Lower Risk
Limosa lapponica
Limosa limosa
Lonchura leucogastra
Lonchura leucogastroides
Lonchura maja
Lonchura malacca
Lonchura punctulata
Lonchura striata
Lophura ignita Vulnerable
Loriculus galgulus App II
Luscinia cyane
Machaerhamphus alcinus App II
Macheiramphus alcinus App II
Macronous gularis
Macronous ptilosus
Malacocincla abbotti
Malacocincla malaccensis
Malacopteron affine
Malacopteron albogulare Lower Risk
Malacopteron cinereum
Malacopteron magnirostre
Malacopteron magnum
Megalaima australis
Megalaima chrysopogon
Megalaima haemacephala
Megalaima henricii
Megalaima mystacophanos
Megalaima rafflesii Lower Risk
Meiglyptes tristis
Meiglyptes tukki
Merops leschenaulti
Merops philippinus
Merops viridis
Mesophoyx intermedia
Microhierax fringillarius App II
Micropternus brachyurus
Motacilla cinerea
Motacilla flava
Mycteria cinerea Vulnerable App I
Nectarinia calcostetha
Nectarinia jugularis
Nectarinia sperata
Nettapus coromandelianus
Ninox scutulata App II
Numenius arquata
Numenius madagascariensis Lower Risk
Numenius phaeopus
Nycticorax nycticorax
Nyctyornis amictus
Oriolus chinensis
Oriolus xanthonotus
Orthotomus atrogularis
Orthotomus ruficeps
Orthotomus sericeus
Otus bakkamoena App II
Otus lempiji App II
Otus rufescens App II
Pachycephala grisola
Pandion haliaetus App II
Passer montanus
Pelargopsis capensis
Pelecanus philippensis Vulnerable
Pellorneum capistratum
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Pericrocotus flammeus
Pericrocotus igneus
Pernis ptilorhynchus App II
Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
Phaenicophaeus diardi
Phaenicophaeus javanicus
Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
Phaenicophaeus tristis
Phalacrocorax niger
Philentoma pyrhopterum
Philentoma velatum
Phodilus badius App II
Phylloscopus borealis
Picoides canicapillus
Picoides macei
Picus chlorolophus
Picus mentalis
Picus miniaceus
Picus puniceus
Pitta granatina
Pitta guajana App II
Pitta sordida
Platylophus galericulatus
Platysmurus leucopterus Lower Risk
Pluvialis dominica
Pluvialis fulva
Pluvialis squatarola
Pomatorhinus montanus
Prinia familiaris
Prinia flaviventris
Prionochilus maculatus
Prionochilus percussus
Prionochilus thoracicus
Psittacula longicauda App II
Psittinus cyanurus Lower Risk App II
Pycnonotus atriceps
Pycnonotus aurigaster
Pycnonotus brunneus
Pycnonotus erythropthalmos
Pycnonotus eutilotus
Pycnonotus goiavier
Pycnonotus plumosus
Pycnonotus simplex
Pycnonotus zeylanicus Vulnerable
Raphidura leucopygialis
Reinwardtipicus validus
Rhamphococcyx curvirostris
Rhaphidura leucopygialis
Rhinomyias umbratilis
Rhinoplax vigil Insufficiently Know App I
Rhinortha chlorophaea
Rhipidura javanica
Rhopodytes diardi
Rhopodytes sumatranus
Rhopodytes tristis
Rhyticeros corrugatus Vulnerable
Rhyticeros undulatus
Rollulus rouloul
Sasia abnormis
Sitta frontalis
Spilornis cheela App II
Spizaetus alboniger App II
Spizaetus cirrhatus App II
Spizaetus nanus Vulnerable App II
Stachyris erythroptera
Stachyris maculata
Stachyris nigricollis
Stachyris poliocephala
Stachyris striolata
Sterna albifrons
Sterna bengalensis
Sterna bergii
Sterna dougallii
Sterna hirundo
Streptopelia chinensis
Strix leptogrammica App II
Sturnus contra
Surniculus lugubris
Tephrodornis gularis
Tephrodornis virgatus
Terpsiphone atrocaudata Lower Risk
Terpsiphone paradisi
Threskiornis melanocephalus Lower Risk
Timalia pileata
Treron bicincta
Treron capellei Lower Risk
Treron curvirostra
Treron fulvicollis Lower Risk
Treron griseicauda
Treron olax
Treron vernans
Trichastoma abbotti
Trichastoma bicolor Lower Risk
Trichastoma malaccense
Trichastoma rostratum Lower Risk
Tricolestes criniger
Tringa glareola
Tringa guttifer Endengered App I
Tringa hypoleucos
Tringa nebularia
Tringa stagnatilis
Tringa totanus
Turdus obscurus
Turnix suscitator
Xenus cinereus
Zanclostomus javanicus
Zoothera citrina
Zoothera sibirica
  List of Mammals (35 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Cervus unicolor
Cuon alpinus Vulnerable App II
Cynogale benettii Endengered App II
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis Critically Endengered App I
Elephas maximus Endengered App I
Felis bengalensis App I
Felis marmorata Deficient Data App I
Felis planiceps Vulnerable App I
Felis temminckii Lower Risk App I
Felis viverrinus Lower Risk App II
Helarctos malayanus Deficient Data App I
Hemigalus derbyanus App II
Hylobates agilis Lower Risk App I
Lutra lutra App I
Lutra sumatrana Vulnerable App II
Macaca fascicularis Lower Risk App II
Macaca nemestrina Vulnerable App II
Manis javanica Lower Risk App II
Martes flavigula Endengered App III
Muntiacus muntjak
Neofelis nebulosa Vulnerable App I
Nycticebus coucang Vulnerable App II
Paguma larvata
Panthera tigris Endengered App I
Petaurista petaurista
Presbytis femoralis Lower Risk App II
Presbytis melalophos App II
Sus scrofa
Symphalangus syndactylus Lower Risk App I
Tapirus indicus Vulnerable App I
Trachypithecus cristatus Lower Risk App II
Tragulus javanicus
Tragulus napu
Viverra tangalunga
Viverricula indica
 
  List of Fish (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
  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 (3 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Crocodylus porosus Vulnerable App II
Tomistoma schlegelii Deficient Data App I
Varanus salvator App II
  List of Vegetations (22 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Acanthus ilicifolius
Acrostichum aureum
Acrostichum speciosum
Avicennia marina
Bruguiera sexangula
Cerbera odollam
Dalbergia candenatensis
Derris heptaphylla
Derris trifoliata
Dolichandrone spathacea
Excoecaria agallocha
Ficus microcarpa
Hibiscus tiliaceus
Imperata cylindrica
Melaleuca leucadendron
Nypa fruticans
Oncosperma tigillarium
Peltophorum pterocarpum
Rhizophora apiculata
Rhizophora mucronata
Sonneratia caseolaris
Thespesia populnea