Mount Sahendaruman

Mount Sahendaruman is an extinct volcano located in southern part of Indonesian island of Sangihe.[1]

Mount Sahendaruman
Highest point
Coordinates3.516667°N 125.533333°E / 3.516667; 125.533333
Geography
LocationSangihe, Indonesia

It is an area high in biodiversity in Wallacea, especially seen in the small forest patch in mountain slopes Mount Sahendaruman, the last remaining primary forest in Sangihe.

Mount Sahendaruman is home to three critically endangered and two endangered endemic bird species, the cerulean flycatcher, Sangihe whistler, Sangihe white-eye, elegant sunbird and Sangihe hanging parrot.


References

  1. Facility, Global Environment (2011-05-02). Defying Extinction. Global Environment Facility. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-884122-97-2.
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