Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park

Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park
Taman Nasional Aketajawe-Lolobata
IUCN category II (national park)
Forest at the edge of Aketajawe-Lolobata
Aketajawe-Lolobata NP
Location	Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia
Coordinates	1°09′N 128°16′E / 1.150°N 128.267°E / 1.150; 128.267Coordinates: 1°09′N 128°16′E / 1.150°N 128.267°E / 1.150; 128.267
Area	1,673 km²
Established	2004
Governing body	Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Website	www.aketajawelolobata.org

Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park is a national park on Halmahera, the biggest island in the North Maluku province of Indonesia. The park is considered by BirdLife International to be vital for the survival of at least 23 endemic bird species. Aketajawe-Lolobata, which has an area of 167,300 hectares, was declared a national park in 2004.

The Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park is located in the northern part of Halmahera island in North Maluku. It is part of the Wallacea biodiversity hotspot.

The vegetation of the national park consists primarily of lowland and montane rainforest. The forest is characterised by a high level of biodiversity, including Agathis species, Calophyllum inophyllum, Octomeles sumatrana, Koordersiodendron pinnatum, Pometia pinnata, Intsia bijuga, Canarium mehenbethene gaerta, and Palaquium obtusifolium.

From 51 mammal species found in North Maluku, 28 are found on Halmahera Island, of which 7 are endemic to this region, and one, the ornate cuscus (Phalanger sp.), is endemic to the island.

From 243 bird species in North Maluku, 211 have been recorded on Halmahera Island of which 24 are endemic, including Wallace's standardwing, Halmahera cuckooshrike, sombre kingfisher,white cockatoo, invisible rail, blue-and-white kingfisher, dusky-brown oriole, Moluccan goshawk, dusky scrubfowl, long-billed crow, grey-headed fruit dove, ivory-breasted pitta, and azure dollarbird.