Stilt 68 (2016): 22-24 Shorebirds of the Tanjung Putus Wetlands, Indralaya, South Sumatra A NOTE ON THE SHOREBIRDS OF THE TANJUNG PUTUS WETLANDS, INDRALAYA, SOUTH SUMATRA, INDONESIA DONI SETIAWAN 1 , HANIFA MARISA 1 & MUHAMMAD IQBAL 2 1 Dept. Biology of FMIPA, Sriwijaya University, Jl. Raya Palembang-Prabumulih, km 32, Indralaya, Palembang, Indonesia. Email: doniunsri@gmail.com 2 KPB-SOS, Jalan Tanjung api-api km 9 Komplek P & K Blok E 1, Palembang 30152, Indonesia. Email: kpbsos26@yahoo.com Tanjung Putus is a small inland wetland area in South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. The area was surveyed between May 2012 and July 2015 and seven species of shorebird were recorded using the area, including several notable records. The Tanjung Putus wetlands appear to provide an important habitat for shorebirds during the migration period. INTRODUCTION Sumatra is the second largest island in Indonesia, and the sixth largest in the world (473,481 km 2 ). It contains numerous wetland and coastal habitats that support important resident and migratory shorebird populations within the East Asian–Australian Flyway (Iqbal et al. 2013a). The coastal area of South Sumatra Province in particular ranks as one of the most important stop-over sites for shorebirds within the Flyway (Danielsen & Verheugt 1990). Shorebird species that do not typically use coastal intertidal mudflats however, have received poor coverage in recent surveys of the region (Iqbal 2010, Iqbal et al. 2013a). One such inland wetland site is Tanjung Putus, located in Indralaya district, South Sumatra province, Indonesia. The area is part of of floodplain of Ogan Komering Lebaks (Verheugt et al. 1993); a unique wetland habitat which becomes flooded during the rainy season to depths of four or five metres (Danielsen & Verheught 1990). Prior to the surveys reported here, no information existed on the birds using the Tanjung Putus area. METHODS Study area The Tanjung Putus wetlands are located near Tanjung Pering village, Indralaya Utara subdistrict, Ogan Ilir district, South Sumatra (03°13'9.4584''S, 104°38'54.4020''E; Figure 1). The total area of Tanjung Putus is approximately 231 ha, dominated by flooded grasslands, and surrounded by villages, rubber plantations, highways and Sriwijaya University. Figure 1. Location and map of the Tanjung Putus wetlands. 22