Conservation status of bird collection in ragunan wildlife park jakarta

Abstract

Bird conservation status reflects the threat level to species in their natural habitats. According to the IUCN Red List, Indonesia has 32 bird species categorized as Critically Endangered (CR), 51 as Endangered (EN), 83 as Vulnerable (VU), 220 as Near Threatened (NT), 1,435 as Least Concern (LC), and 7 as Data Deficient (DD). This highlights the urgency of conservation efforts to preserve bird species and populations. Ragunan Wildlife Park (TMR) in Jakarta serves as one conservation area, but its bird collection's conservation status remains undocumented. This study identified 77 bird species from 14 orders in the TMR collection. Among these, 5 species are CR, 4 EN, 13 VU, 6 NT, 2 DD, and 47 LC. Many species in the CR, EN, and NT categories are endemic to Indonesia, emphasizing the park’s role in conserving the country's unique avifauna