Site Name : SEMBILANG
    Centerpoint
Latitude :
2 10 12 S Logitude : 104 30 0
Altitude :
0 to 20 metres
Area :
205.750 ha Wetlands: 0 ha
Status : National park
Legislation : Menteri kehutanan, SK No. 95/Kpts-II/2003
Tenure : Pemerintah Indonesia
Province :  
  Site Description  
  The proposed Wildlife Reserve, situated between the rivers Banyuasin, Marang and Benu, forms part of the vast coastal swamp lands of eastern Sumatra. An up to 35 km wide belt of mangrove fringes the sea and the extensive estuary system, covering a total of 140,000 ha. Inland, primary freshwater swamp forest and peat swamp forest cover an area of 110,000 ha, forming a natural corridor to the Berbak Game Reserve in Jambi province.  
  Site Location  
  The proposed Wildlife Reserve is situated in the north eastern corner of South Sumatra province between the rivers Banyuasin, Air Lalang, Merang and Benu at 3 50' - 2 20' N and 104 - 105 E. It is within three hours reach by speedboat from Palembang.  
  Special Memmo  
  The proposed reserve is among the most complex, diverse and biologically productive swamp ecosystems in the world (Danielsen and Verheugt, 1990). This site has been proposed as a protected area due to its high floral and faunal biodiversity, its large  
  List of Birds (143 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Aceros corrugatus Vulnerable
Acridotheres tristis
Actitis hypoleucos
Aegithina tiphia
Aethopyga siparaja
Alcedo coerulescens
Alcedo meninting
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Anas gibberifrons
Anhinga melanogaster Lower Risk
Anthracoceros albirostris App II
Anthreptes malacensis
Anthreptes rhodolaema
Anthreptes simplex
Aquila clanga Vulnerable App. II
Ardea cinerea
Ardea purpurea
Ardea sumatrana Lower Risk
Ardeola speciosa
Arenaria interpres
Artamus leucorhynchus
Bubulcus ibis
Buceros vigil Insufficiently Know App I
Butorides striatus
Cacomantis sepulcralis
Cairina scutulata Endengered App I
Calidris canutus
Calidris ferruginea
Calidris ruficollis
Calidris tenuirostris
Calorhamphus fuliginosus
Caprimulgus affinis
Caprimulgus macrurus
Casmerodius albus
Centropus bengalensis
Centropus sinensis
Ceyx rufidorsa
Charadrius alexandrinus
Charadrius leschenaultii
Charadrius mongolus
Chlidonias hybridus
Chlidonias leucopterus
Chloropsis sonnerati
Chrysocolaptes lucidus
Ciconia stormi Endengered
Collocalia esculenta
Collocalia fuciphaga
Collocalia maxima
Copsychus malabaricus
Copsychus saularis
Corvus enca
Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
Cyornis rufigastra
Dendrocopos moluccensis
Dendrocygna javanica
Dicaeum trochileum
Dicrurus annectans
Dicrurus paradiseus
Dinopium javanense
Dinopium rafflesii
Dryocopus javensis
Ducula aenea
Ducula bicolor
Egretta alba
Egretta eulophotes Endengered
Egretta garzetta
Egretta sacra
Eudynamys scolopacea
Eurylaimus javanicus
Eurystomus orientalis
Gelochelidon nilotica
Gerygone sulphurea
Gracula religiosa
Halcyon chloris
Halcyon coromanda
Halcyon smyrnensis
Haliaeetus leucogaster App II
Haliastur indus App II
Hemiprocne comata
Hemiprocne longipennis
Hirundo rustica
Hirundo tahitica
Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus Lower Risk App II
Ketupa ketupu App II
Leptoptilos javanicus Vulnerable
Limnodromus semipalmatus Lower Risk
Limosa lapponica
Limosa limosa
Loriculus galgulus App II
Megalaima australis
Merops leschenaulti
Merops philippinus
Mesophoyx intermedia
Microhierax fringillarius App II
Mycteria cinerea Vulnerable App I
Nectarinia calcostetha
Nectarinia jugularis
Nectarinia sperata
Numenius arquata
Numenius madagascariensis Lower Risk
Numenius phaeopus
Oriolus chinensis
Orthotomus ruficeps
Pachycephala grisola
Passer montanus
Pelargopsis capensis
Pelecanus philippensis Vulnerable
Pericrocotus igneus
Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
Picoides moluccensis
Picus miniaceus
Plegadis falcinellus
Pluvialis fulva
Pluvialis squatarola
Prinia familiaris
Prinia flaviventris
Psittacula longicauda App II
Pycnonotus goiavier
Pycnonotus plumosus
Pycnonotus simplex
Rhipidura javanica
Sitta frontalis
Spilornis cheela App II
Spizaetus cirrhatus App II
Sterna albifrons
Sterna bergii
Sterna caspia
Sterna dougallii
Sterna hirundo
Streptopelia chinensis
Threskiornis melanocephalus Lower Risk
Treron vernans
Trichastoma abbotti
Trichastoma bicolor Lower Risk
Trichastoma malaccense
Trichastoma rostratum Lower Risk
Tringa guttifer Endengered App I
Tringa hypoleucos
Tringa nebularia
Tringa stagnatilis
Tringa totanus
Xenus cinereus
Zosterops palpebrosus
  List of Mammals (31 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Aonyx cinerea Lower Risk App II
Callosciurus notatus
Callosciurus prevostii
Cervus unicolor
Cynogale benettii Endengered App II
Elephas maximus Endengered App I
Felis bengalensis App I
Felis viverrinus Lower Risk App II
Helarctos malayanus Deficient Data App I
Hylobates agilis Lower Risk App I
Lutra lutra App I
Macaca fascicularis Lower Risk App II
Macaca nemestrina Vulnerable App II
Muntiacus muntjak
Neofelis nebulosa Vulnerable App I
Neophocaena phocaenoides Deficient Data App II
Orcaella brevirostris Deficient Data App II
Panthera tigris Endengered App I
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Vulnerable
Pteropus vampyrus App II
Rhinolophus trifoliatus
Sousa chinensis Deficient Data App I
Sundamys muelleri
Sundasciurus lowii
Sus barbatus Lower Risk
Sus scrofa
Symphalangus syndactylus Lower Risk App I
Tapirus indicus Vulnerable App I
Trachypithecus cristatus Lower Risk App II
Tragulus javanicus
Tragulus napu
 
  List of Fish (25 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Anabas testudineus
Butis humeralis
Channa micropeltes
Channa pleurophthalmus
Drepane punctata
Epinephelus coioides
Helostoma temminckii
Hemiarius stormii
Johnius belangerii
Lagusia micracanthus
Lates calcarifer
Lobotes surinamensis
Monodactylus argenteus
Monopterus albus
Oligolepis acutipennis
Ophiocara porocephala
Pangasius micronema
Panna microdon
Plotosus canius
Plotosus lineatus
Pomadasys argenteus
Scatophagus argus
Sphyraena barracuda
Tetraodon biocellatus
Toxotes jaculator
  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 (19 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Acrochordus javanicus
Amyda cartilaginea
Boiga dendrophila
Cerberus rynchops
Crocodylus porosus Vulnerable App II
Cuora amboinensis
Draco sp.
Fordonia leucobalia
Gekko gekko
Gekko sp.
Laticauda colubrina
Mabuya multifasciata
Ophiophagus hannah App II
Orlitia borneensis
Pareas sp.
Python reticulatus App II
Tomistoma schlegelii Deficient Data App I
Varanus salvator App II
Varanus sp.
  List of Vegetations (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites