Diversity of Waterbirds and Their Status in Batubara District

Hasri Abdillah, Hanifah Mutia Z. N. Amrul, Ferdinand Susilo, Ananda Utama

2019

Abstract

Research on the diversity of waterbirds at Batubara Regency was carried out from October 2017 to April 2018. The study aimed to determine types of waterbirds found in Batubara Regency and their status in nature. The method used was roaming method. Research location was determined by the purposive sampling method. The observation area was in villages of Durian, Medang, Pematang Nibung, Kuala Tanjung Indah, Durian, Mesjid Lama, Lalang, and Kelurahan Bogak in coastal areas (mudflat), mangroves, ponds, swamps, and rice fields. The results found 49 waterbird species with 8 families consisted of Rallidae, Recurvirostridae, Charadriidae, Scolopacidae, Laridae, Phalacrocoracidae, Ciconiidae, and Ardeidae. The dominant family is Scolopacidae with 20 species. A total of 33 species are migratory waterbirds and 16 species are residents waterbirds, 13 species are globally threatened waterbirds based on the IUCN red list criteria, namely 4 species are endangered/threatened, 1 species vulnerable, 8 species near/near threatened and 36 species others are low risk. Based on the CITES criteria, 2 waterbird species are included in Appendix I. A total of 20 species are waterbirds protected by law Republic of Indonesia.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Abdillah H., Amrul H., Susilo F. and Utama A. (2019). Diversity of Waterbirds and Their Status in Batubara District. In Proceedings of the 1st International MIPAnet Conference on Science and Mathematics - Volume 1: IMC-SciMath, ISBN 978-989-758-556-2, pages 529-533. DOI: 10.5220/0010612400002775

in Bibtex Style

@conference{imc-scimath19,
author={Hasri Abdillah and Hanifah Mutia Z. N. Amrul and Ferdinand Susilo and Ananda Utama},
title={Diversity of Waterbirds and Their Status in Batubara District},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International MIPAnet Conference on Science and Mathematics - Volume 1: IMC-SciMath,},
year={2019},
pages={529-533},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010612400002775},
isbn={978-989-758-556-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International MIPAnet Conference on Science and Mathematics - Volume 1: IMC-SciMath,
TI - Diversity of Waterbirds and Their Status in Batubara District
SN - 978-989-758-556-2
AU - Abdillah H.
AU - Amrul H.
AU - Susilo F.
AU - Utama A.
PY - 2019
SP - 529
EP - 533
DO - 10.5220/0010612400002775