Data Zone
Country/territory: Timor-Leste
IBA criteria met: A2 (2007)
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Area: 2,916 hectares (29.16 km2)
Site description (2007 baseline)
A scenic area close to Dili with numerous steep low hills covered in Eucalyptus alba savanna woodland. It includes a limited coastal embayment including extensive shallow mudflats and sea-grass beds, limited mangrove, rock platforms and beaches. Small stands of tropical dry forest are developing in gullies and on ridge tops. This area is part of a network of coastal wetlands that includes the Tibar, Tasitolu, Hera and Metinaro areas, which are characterised by extensive mudflat and mangrove habitats.
Key biodiversity
Nine restricted-range species have been recorded in this IBA; the Critically Endangered Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi has also occurred but only as a vagrant (Trainor 2004b).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Areia Branca no Dolok Oan (Timor-Leste). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/areia-branca-no-dolok-oan-iba-timor-leste on 22/12/2024.