Silvery Gibbon

The haunting and beautiful call of the female Silvery gibbon still awakens a few small patches of the misty rainforest of West and Central Java. Unlike most gibbon species, her mate contributes little to the song but watches for intruders during the female’s early morning recital. Sadly, the call of the Silvery gibbon could be silenced forever, The silvery gibbon is a primate in the gibbon family Hylobatidae. It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Java, where it inhabits undisturbed rainforests up to an altitude of 2,450 m. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2008, as the wild population is estimated at comprising less than 2500 mature individuals.