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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Timor Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia magna	LC	resident (2007)	present	A2
Black Cuckoo-Dove Turacoena modesta	NT	resident (2004)	present	A2
Pink-headed Imperial-pigeon Ducula rosacea	NT	resident (2007)	present	A2
Streak-breasted Honeyeater Microptilotis reticulatus	LC	resident (2007)	present	A2
Fawn-breasted Whistler Pachycephala orpheus	LC	resident (2007)	present	A2
Red-chested Flowerpecker Dicaeum maugei	LC	resident (2007)	present	A2
Flame-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris solaris	LC	resident (2007)	present	A2
Timor Sparrow Padda fuscata	NT	resident (2004)	present	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2000	Jaco Island	Protected Wild Area (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jaco Island (Timor-Leste). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jaco-island-iba-timor-leste on 23/12/2024.