International Journal of Environmental Science and Development

Abstract—Java Island has three species of Hornbills and one of the species is Aceros undulatus, located at Mount Ungaran Central Java. The mountain belongs to one of the Important Birds Areas (IBA) in Indonesia according to Birdlife International. The objective of this study was to find out the distribution and population of Aceros undulatus as an effort to support the urgency of bird conservation idea. The research stations are located in Medini, Mount Gentong, Gadjah Mungkur, and Banyuwindu areas. The study was conducted in April – October 2011. The bird observation method used was the VCP (Variable Circular Plot). The result shows that the distribution of bird are dominating in four observation stations of Mount Ungaran. The analysis of population shows that density value of Aceros undulatus was 14.60 individu/Km2.

Index Terms—Aceros undulatus, distribution, population, Mount Ungaran.

R. Margareta is with Department of Biology, Semarang State University, Jl. Raya Sekaran Gunungpati Semarang Central Java 50229; Conservation Agency Semarang State University, Jl. Raya Sekaran Gunungpati Semarang Central Java (email: etak_sigid@yahoo.com) .
Edi K. Nugroho is with Departement of Biology, Semarang State University, Jl. Raya Sekarang Gunungpati Semarang Central Java 50229 (email: Nug.edik@gmail.com).

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Cite:Margareta R. and Edi K. Nugroho, "The Distribution and Population of Wreathed Hornbill (Aceros Udulatus) in Mount Ungaran Central Java," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 492-495, 2013.