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Site description (2007 baseline):
Site location and context
A small, well-forested mountain that is easily accessible from Dili. The forests are on non-calcareous substratum and are considered more species-rich than most other forests on Timor (FAO/UNDP 1982). The forest area is known in Indonesian as ‘Hutan Gunung Maelulu’ (RTK 5) (Ora 2000).
Fifteen restricted-range species have been recorded in this IBA, including several during a brief visit in 2006 in small patches of secondary forest and coffee plantation with Paraserianthes overstorey (Mayr 1944, CT pers. obs.). Ora (2000) reported the occurrence of the Critically Endangered Yellow-crested Cockatoo on the basis of interviews with forestry workers.
A small, well-forested mountain that is easily accessible from Dili. The forests are on non-calcareous substratum and are considered more species-rich than most other forests on Timor (FAO/UNDP 1982). The forest area is known in Indonesian as ‘Hutan Gunung Maelulu’ (RTK 5) (Ora 2000).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Possible threats are forest conversion for coffee plantations, and low-level illegal timber harvesting for local construction needs (Ora 2000).
Proposed as either Wildlife Sanctuary or Recreation Park (preferably the latter) by FAO/UNDP (1982). The summit and surrounding forests were recognised by UNTAET (2000) as a Protected Wild Area under Regulation Number 2000/19.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fatumasin (Timor-Leste). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fatumasin-iba-timor-leste on 23/11/2024.
