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Lembung Paseser Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Reserve
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Birds

Ardea alba

Kuntul besar

Protected Migratory IUCN: LC

Ardea alba (Kuntul besar) is a bird of the family Ardeidae recorded in the biodiversity baseline study of CMBR Lembung Paseser. It is one of the migratory birds recorded here; the reserve serves as a stopover site on the East Asian–Australasian Flyway (EAAF).

It is one of 76 species in the group “Birds” recorded in the reserve, and one of 10 species of the family Ardeidae. It is a protected species in Indonesia under Ministerial Regulation P.106/2018, so it may not be caught, kept or traded without a permit.

Quick facts

Scientific name
Ardea alba
Indonesian name
Kuntul besar
Family
Ardeidae
Group
Birds
Recorded by
Inventory

Conservation status

IUCN Red List
Least Concern
National protection
Protected (Ministerial Regulation P.106/2018)
Migration
Migratory species

We do not publish where protected or CITES-listed animals are seen. Do not catch, disturb or trade this animal.

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Reserve management
CMBR Lembung Paseser
Managed by the Lembung Paseser village community
Programme development partner
Agrie Conservation
2018 – present
Pertamina EP Poleng Field Community Development Programme
SKK Migas IOG 4.0 Pertamina EP
Fully funded by Pertamina EP Poleng Field
Government
Lembung Paseser Village Government
Lembung Paseser Village Government