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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
Black Cuckoo-Dove Turacoena modesta	NT	resident	2004	present	A2
Timor Green-pigeon Treron psittaceus	EN	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Timor Imperial-pigeon Ducula cineracea	NT	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea	CR	resident	2003	present	A1
Olive-headed Lorikeet Trichoglossus euteles	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Jonquil Parrot Aprosmictus jonquillaceus	NT	resident	2007	present	A2
Flame-eared Honeyeater Lichmera flavicans	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Timor Friarbird Philemon inornatus	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Plain Gerygone Gerygone inornata	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Timor Oriole Oriolus melanotis	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Timor Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus presbytes	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Timor Stubtail Urosphena subulata	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Spot-breasted White-eye Heleia muelleri	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Orange-banded Thrush Geokichla peronii	NT	resident	2007	present	A2
Chestnut-backed Thrush Geokichla dohertyi	NT	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	New Diatuto	Protected Wild Area	26
2000	Mount Diatuto	Designation Not Known	100

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Monte Diatuto (Timor-Leste). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/monte-diatuto-iba-timor-leste on 22/11/2024.