Data Zone
Country/territory: Indonesia
IBA criteria met: A1, A2 (2002)
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Area: 52,788 hectares (527.88 km2)
Site description (2003 baseline)
Gunung Mutis is the biggest mountain forest in western Timor and it has Eucalyptus urophylla vegetation (MacKinnon et.al. 1982, Coates et.al. 1997, Lesmana et.al. 2000).
Key biodiversity
The restricted-range bird in this area dominated by highland species such as Chestnut-backed Thrush Zoothera dohertyi and Olive-headed Lorikeet Trichoglossus euteles (Lesmana et.al. 2000).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gunung Mutis (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gunung-mutis-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.