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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
Timor Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia magna	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Black Cuckoo-Dove Turacoena modesta	NT	resident	2004	present	A2
Timor Green-pigeon Treron psittaceus	EN	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
Pink-headed Imperial-pigeon Ducula rosacea	NT	resident	2007	present	A2
Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher Todiramphus australasia	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea	CR	resident	2004	present	A1
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
Black-breasted Myzomela Myzomela vulnerata	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Streak-breasted Honeyeater Microptilotis reticulatus	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Plain Gerygone Gerygone inornata	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Timor Figbird Sphecotheres viridis	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Timor Oriole Oriolus melanotis	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Fawn-breasted Whistler Pachycephala orpheus	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	2000	present	A2
Timor Warbling-flycatcher Eumyias hyacinthinus	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
Black-banded Flycatcher Ficedula timorensis	LC	resident	2007	present	A2
White-bellied Bushchat Saxicola gutturalis	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
Tricoloured Parrotfinch Erythrura tricolor	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	Monte Paitchau (prop. Nino Conis Santana National Park)	National Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Lowland evergreen rain forest (tropical), Semi-evergreen rain forest (tropical)	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)		major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Paitchau and Lake Iralalaro (Timor-Leste). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-paitchau-and-lake-iralalaro-iba-timor-leste on 22/11/2024.