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TL03
Fatumasin
Location Timor-Leste, Liquiça
Central coordinates 125o 22.00' East  8o 40.00' South
IBA criteria A1, A2
Area 13,618 ha
Altitude 800 - 1,369m
Year of IBA assessment 2007





Ornithological information Fifteen restricted-range species have been recorded in this IBA, including several during a brief visit in 2006 in small patches of secondary forest and coffee plantation with Paraserianthes overstorey (Mayr 1944, CT pers. obs.). Ora (2000) reported the occurrence of the Critically Endangered Yellow-crested Cockatoo on the basis of interviews with forestry workers.

Site description A small, well-forested mountain that is easily accessible from Dili. The forests are on non-calcareous substratum and are considered more species-rich than most other forests on Timor (FAO/UNDP 1982). The forest area is known in Indonesian as ‘Hutan Gunung Maelulu’ (RTK 5) (Ora 2000).

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Dusky Cuckoo-dove Macropygia magna -  2007  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Pink-headed Imperial-pigeon Ducula rosacea -  2007  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Near Threatened 
Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea -  2007  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Olive-shouldered Parrot Aprosmictus jonquillaceus -  2007  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Near Threatened 
Streaky-breasted Honeyeater Meliphaga reticulata -  2007  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Plain Friarbird Philemon inornatus -  2007  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Red-rumped Myzomela Myzomela vulnerata -  2007  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Plain Gerygone Gerygone inornata -  2007  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Fawn-breasted Whistler Pachycephala orpheus -  2007  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Olive-brown Oriole Oriolus melanotis -  2007  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Timor Stubtail Urosphena subulata -  2007  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Timor Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus presbytes -  2007  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Orange-banded Thrush Zoothera peronii -  2007  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Near Threatened 
Timor Blue-flycatcher Cyornis hyacinthinus -  2007  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Red-chested Flowerpecker Dicaeum maugei -  2007  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 
Flame-breasted Sunbird Nectarinia solaris -  2007  present [units unknown]  -  A2  Least Concern 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Fatumasin Protected Wild Area 4,000 unknown 0  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest   major

Management considerations Possible threats are forest conversion for coffee plantations, and low-level illegal timber harvesting for local construction needs (Ora 2000).

Protection status Proposed as either Wildlife Sanctuary or Recreation Park (preferably the latter) by FAO/UNDP (1982). The summit and surrounding forests were recognised by UNTAET (2000) as a Protected Wild Area under Regulation Number 2000/19.

References Important Bird Areas of Timor-Leste 2007

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Fatumasin. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013

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