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The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Timor Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia magna	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Black Cuckoo-Dove Turacoena modesta	NT	resident	2004	present	A2
Timor Green-pigeon Treron psittaceus	EN	resident	2007	present	A1, A2
Pink-headed Imperial-pigeon Ducula rosacea	NT	resident	2007	present	A2
Olive-headed Lorikeet Trichoglossus euteles	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Plain Gerygone Gerygone inornata	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Timor Oriole Oriolus melanotis	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Fawn-breasted Whistler Pachycephala orpheus	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Timor Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus presbytes	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Timor Stubtail Urosphena subulata	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Orange-banded Thrush Geokichla peronii	NT	resident	2007	present	A2
Red-chested Flowerpecker Dicaeum maugei	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Flame-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris solaris	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Tricoloured Parrotfinch Erythrura tricolor	LC	resident	2007	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2000	Manucoco	Protected Wild Area	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Atauro Island (Timor-Leste). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/atauro-island-iba-timor-leste on 23/11/2024.