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Status of seabirds in Indonesian waters.


Authors

MUHAMMAD IQBAL1, GUSTI AYU WIDAYANTI1, INA APRILLIA1, DIAH KOMALA SARI1, & NUR ARIFAH1
1Department of Biology, Universitas Indo Global Mandiri, Jalan Jend, Sudirman No.629, Palembang 30129, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia (miqbal@uigm.ac.id)

Citation

Iqbal, M., Widayanti, G. A., Aprillia, I., Sari, D. K., & Arifah, N. (2025). Status of seabirds in Indonesian waters. Marine Ornithology 53(2), 341-346
http://doi.org/10.5038/2074-1235.53.2.1656

Received 16 May 2024, accepted 29 April 2025

Date Published: 2025/10/15
Date Online: 2025/10/07
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Key words: avifauna, condition, Indonesia, marine, Pacific Ocean

Abstract

We report the current status of seabirds in Indonesian waters, where a total of 74 species have been recorded. This includes nine species classified as threatened and 56 species protected under Indonesian law. The majority of seabird species in Indonesia are non-breeding visitors; only 16 have been recorded breeding in the region. Since the 2000s, several new species have been documented, including Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius, Lesser-backed Gull Larus fuscus, Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus, Beck's Petrel Pseudobulweria becki, Heinroth's Shearwater Puffinus heinrothi, Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistiagus, and Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei. While Indonesian waters encompass extensive and diverse seabird habitats, the likelihood of identifying many additional species is considered low.

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