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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
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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2000	Mount Diatuto	Designation Not Known (-)	100

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

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 23/12/2024.