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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
Wetar Ground Dove Pampusana hoedtii	EN	resident	2004	present	A2
Timor Imperial-pigeon Ducula cineracea	NT	resident	1932-1972	present	A1, A2
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 Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus presbytes	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Timor Warbling-flycatcher Eumyias hyacinthinus	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Black-banded Flycatcher Ficedula timorensis	LC	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	Mount Tatamailau	Protected Wild Area	36
2000	Tata Mailau	Protected Wild Area	100

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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