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===Ecology=== The Natuna Islands are part of the [[Borneo lowland rain forests]] ecoregion.<ref>[https://ecoregions2017.appspot.com "Ecoregions 2017" interactive map. Resolve 2017]</ref> The Natuna Islands have a remarkable [[Bird|avifauna]] with 71 species of bird registered, including the near-threatened [[lesser fish eagle]], the [[Serpent-eagle|Natuna serpent-eagle]]. Other endangered species include the [[green iora]], the [[brown fulvetta]] or the [[green broadbill]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Natuna Islands bird checklist β Bird Checklists of the World | website=Avibase | date=2019-08-10 | url=https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/checklist.jsp?region=IDstkrna | ref={{sfnref | Avibase | 2019}} | access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref> The Natuna Islands is home to three [[species]] of non-human [[primate]]s: the slow [[loris]] (''[[Nycticebus coucang]]''), the long-tailed [[macaque]] (''[[Macaca fascicularis]]''), and the Natuna [[leaf monkey]] (a.k.a. Natuna pale-thighed surili, ''[[Presbytis natunae]]'').<ref>Lammertink, Nijman, and Setiorini, 2003. ''Oryx'' '''37'''(4):472β479</ref><ref>Brandon-Jones et al. 2004. Asian Primate Classification. ''International Journal of Primatology'' '''25'''(1):97β164.</ref> A small number of wild goats live on the island as well as sea birds. Over 360 species of bird have been recorded on the island.<ref name="lepage">{{cite web |last1=Lepage |first1=Denis |title=Natuna Besar |url=https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/checklist.jsp?region=IDstkrnb&list=howardmoore®ion=IDstkrnb&list=howardmoore |website=Avibase β Bird Checklists of the World | date = 2018 |access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref> Colourful coral reefs are found in the neighbouring waters. The Natuna banded leaf monkey, ''[[Presbytis natunae]]'',<ref>Martjan Lammertink, Vincent Nijman and Utami Setiorini, [http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=186909 "Population size, Red List status and conservation of the Natuna leaf monkey Presbytis natunae endemic to the island of Bunguran, Indonesia."] Oryx / Volume 37 / Issue 04 / October 2003, pp 472 β 479</ref> is among the 25 most endangered primates on Earth.
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