Site Name : SUAKA MARGASATWA PADANG SUGIHAN
    Centerpoint
Latitude :
2 52 27 S Logitude : 105 13 34
Altitude :
0 to 20 metres
Area :
75000 ha Wetlands: 0 ha
Status : Wildlife reserve
Legislation : SK Mentan No. 003/Kpts-II/83 , 29-4-1983
Tenure : Government of Indonesia
Province :  
  Site Description  
  This flat reserve includes riverine swamp forest, peatswamp forest and open grassland along the Sugihan river and Paperback swamp forest; it also supports diverse wildlife including the endangered white-winged wood duck. Although inland, the area is under the influence of a diurnal tide with one high and one low tide per day. As a result of a cancelled transmigration program, the reserve contains 92 km of primary (15m wide) and 670km of secondary ( 2-3m wide ) canals. Two big rivers lie inside the reserve - Air Sugihan and Air Padang. Principal vegetation: Riverine swamp forest, peatswamp forest, and open grassland along the Sugihan river and Paperbark swamp forest. The peatswamp forest is the main forest type in the reserve characterized by Shorea, Alstonia, Dyera, Gonostylus and Oncosperma. The understory is dominated by Licuala palms.  
  Site Location  
  The reserve lies 45km northeast of the provincial city Palembang, approximately 35km from the coast, on the eastern plain in south eastern Sumatra, within Sumatra Selatan province. Boundaries follow the Air Sugohan and Air Pandang rivers in the east and west, respectively, and drainage canals in the north and south. The city of Palembang lies some 40km to the south west while reserve headquaters lie within the western reserve boundary near Sebokor. Access is by boat from Palembang.  
  Special Memmo  
  By December 1982, 232 Sumatran Elephants were driven into the area; an elephant translocation of this magnitude had never before been attempted in Indonesia. Present data suggest that current elephant population numbers have not changed much, if at all, f  
  List of Birds (210 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Accipiter badius App II
Accipiter trivirgatus App II
Aceros corrugatus Vulnerable
Actenoides concretus
Actitis hypoleucos
Aegithina tiphia
Aegithina viridissima
Aethopyga siparaja
Alcedo atthis
Alcedo coerulescens
Alcedo euryzona Vulnerable
Alcedo meninting
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Anhinga melanogaster Lower Risk
Anorrhinus galeritus
Anthracoceros malayanus Lower Risk App II
Anthreptes malacensis
Anthreptes rhodolaema
Anthreptes singalensis
Anthus novaeseelandiae
Aplonis panayensis
Apus affinis
Apus pacificus
Arachnothera affinis
Arachnothera chrysogenys
Arachnothera longirostra
Ardea cinerea
Ardea purpurea
Ardeola speciosa
Ardeola striata
Artamus leucorynchus
Aviceda leuphotes App II
Batrachostomus auritus Deficient Data
Blythipicus rubiginosus
Bubo sumatranus App II
Buceros bicornis App I
Butastur indicus App II
Cacomantis merulinus
Cacomantis sonneratii
Cairina scutulata Endengered App I
Calorhamphus fuliginosus
Calyptomena viridis
Caprimulgus affinis
Caprimulgus indicus
Caprimulgus macrurus
Centropus bengalensis
Centropus sinensis
Ceyx erithacus
Ceyx rufidorsa
Ceyx rufidorsus
Chloropsis aurifrons
Chloropsis cyanopogon
Chloropsis sonnerati
Chrysocolaptes validus
Ciconia stormi Endengered
Cissa chinensis
Cisticola exilis
Cisticola juncidis
Clamator coromandus
Collocalia esculenta
Collocalia fuciphaga
Columba argentina Vulnerable
Copsychus malabaricus
Copsychus pyrropygus
Copsychus saularis
Coracina fimbriata
Corvus enca
Corydon sumatranus
Cuculus fugax
Cuculus micropterus
Cuculus sparverioides
Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
Cyornis rufigastra
Cyornis turcosa Lower Risk
Cypsiurus balasiensis
Dicaeum agile
Dicaeum chrysorrheum
Dicaeum cruentatum
Dicaeum trigonostigma
Dicrurus aeneus
Dicrurus paradiseus
Dinopium javanense
Dryocopus javensis
Ducula aenea
Elanus caeruleus App II
Eurostopodus temminckii
Eurylaimus ochromalus
Eurystomus orientalis
Falco severus App II
Ficedula zanthopygia
Gelochelidon nilotica
Geopelia striata
Gerygone sulphurea
Gracula religiosa
Halcyon chloris
Halcyon coromanda
Halcyon pileata
Halcyon smyrnensis
Haliaeetus leucogaster App II
Haliastur indus App II
Harpactes duvaucelii
Hemicircus concretus
Hemiprocne comata
Hemiprocne longipennis
Hemipus hirundinaceus
Hieraaetus kienerii App II
Hirundapus giganteus
Hirundo rustica
Hirundo tahitica
Hypothymis azurea
Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus Lower Risk App II
Ichthyophaga nana Lower Risk App II
Irena puella
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Ixobrychus sinensis
Ketupa ketupu App II
Lalage nigra
Lanius cristatus
Lanius schach
Leptoptilos javanicus Vulnerable
Lonchura maja
Lonchura malacca
Lonchura striata
Loriculus galgulus App II
Machaerhamphus alcinus App II
Macronous gularis
Macronous ptilosus
Malacocincla abbotti
Malacocincla malaccensis
Malacopteron affine
Megalaima australis
Megalaima mystacophanos
Megalaima rafflesii Lower Risk
Meiglyptes tristis
Merops leschenaulti
Merops philippinus
Merops viridis
Microhierax fringillarius App II
Micropternus brachyurus
Muscicapa latirostris
Mycteria cinerea Vulnerable App I
Nectarinia jugularis
Nectarinia sperata
Nettapus coromandelianus
Ninox scutulata App II
Oriolus chinensis
Orthotomus atrogularis
Orthotomus ruficeps
Orthotomus sericeus
Otus bakkamoena App II
Otus rufescens App II
Pachycephala cinerea
Passer montanus
Pelargopsis capensis
Pericrocotus flammeus
Pericrocotus igneus
Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
Phaenicophaeus diardi
Phaenicophaeus javanicus
Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
Phaenicophaeus tristis
Picoides canicapillus
Picus miniaceus
Picus puniceus
Ploceus philippinus
Prinia flaviventris
Prionochilus maculatus
Prionochilus percussus
Psittacula longicauda App II
Psittinus cyanurus Lower Risk App II
Ptilinopus porphyreus
Pycnonotus atriceps
Pycnonotus aurigaster
Pycnonotus brunneus
Pycnonotus eutilotus
Pycnonotus goiavier
Pycnonotus plumosus
Pycnonotus simplex
Raphidura leucopygialis
Rhipidura javanica
Rhyticeros corrugatus Vulnerable
Rhyticeros undulatus
Sasia abnormis
Setornis criniger Lower Risk
Sitta frontalis
Spilornis cheela App II
Spizaetus cirrhatus App II
Stachyris erythroptera
Stachyris maculata
Stachyris nigricollis
Stachyris poliocephala
Sterna hirundo
Streptopelia bitorquata
Streptopelia chinensis
Strix leptogrammica App II
Sturnus sturninus
Surniculus lugubris
Terpsiphone paradisi
Treron curvirostra
Treron fulvicollis Lower Risk
Treron olax
Treron vernans
Trichastoma abbotti
Trichastoma bicolor Lower Risk
Trichastoma malaccense
Trichastoma rostratum Lower Risk
Tringa hypoleucos
Turdus obscurus
Turnix suscitator
  List of Mammals (25 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 sumatrana Vulnerable App II
Macaca fascicularis Lower Risk App II
Macaca nemestrina Vulnerable App II
Megaderma spasma
Nannosciurus melanotis
Paguma larvata
Panthera tigris Endengered App I
Petaurista elegans
Pteropus vampyrus App II
Ratufa bicolor App II
Sus barbatus Lower Risk
Sus scrofa
Trachypithecus cristatus Lower Risk App II
Tragulus javanicus
Tragulus napu
 
  List of Fish (0 species)  
 
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  List of Crustaceans (0 species)  
 
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  List of Mollusks (0 species)  
 
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  List of Amphibians (0 species)  
 
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  List of Reptiles (0 species)  
 
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  List of Vegetations (6 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Alstonia sp.
Dyera sp.
Gonystylus sp.
Licuala sp.
Oncosperma sp.
Shorea sp.