Director general of natural resources and ecosystem conservation at the ministry, Satyawan Pudyatmoko, said that as per the study published in Burung Indonesia, 1,835 bird species, or 17 percent of the world's bird population, can be found in Indonesia.
"We will use areas needing improvement as input for the government to refine conservation efforts and strategies, particularly for birds, to ensure greater effectiveness," he added in a statement released on Tuesday.
The data shows the addition of 30 new species in the past five years, with 12 being newly described species and the rest being the result of taxonomic separation.
Of the 1,835 species, 558 are protected, 542 are endemic, and 470 have limited distribution.
Based on the study, birds in Indonesia consist of 24 orders and 129 families, where 1,559 species are resident species that live entirely in the Indonesian archipelago, while 276 species are identified as migratory birds whose flight paths pass through Indonesian regions.
As per the notes from the study, the status of 30 bird species has changed.
Based on the latest evaluation, 12 species have experienced an increase in threat status, meaning that the conservation status of their populations is considered to have decreased. Most of them are groups of water birds and migratory birds.
Meanwhile, 18 species have experienced a decrease in threat status. This can reflect changes in conditions in the field in the form of increasing populations, improving habitats, or reducing threats.
The Asian magpie-robin (Anhinga melanogaster) and the iron-billed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) are two species whose population status has improved factually.
As part of the effort to maintain the bird population, the Ministry of Forestry has formed the National Partnership for the Conservation of Migratory Birds and their Habitats (KNKBBH).
The partnership accommodates all parties involved in the supervision and observation of migratory birds—researchers, practitioners, observers, technical implementation units within the Directorate General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation, as well as the community.
"This development demonstrates our commitment to preserving the full diversity of migratory birds, which play a vital role in maintaining ecosystem balance,” Pudyatmoko concluded.
Translator: Prisca Triferna Violleta, Yashinta Difa
Editor: Aditya Eko Sigit Wicaksono
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