Fatumasin (16255)
Timor-Leste, Asia

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Year of last assessment: 2014

National site name: Fatumasin

Central coordinates: Latitude: -8.6610, Longitude: 125.3790

System: terrestrial

Elevation (m): 800 to 1369

Area of KBA (km²): 135.29363

Protected area coverage (%): 10.43

KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD

Legacy site: Yes

Site details

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).

Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas) KBA identified by the 2014 CEPF Wallacea Ecosystem Profile process. Taxonomy and threat status follow the 2013 IUCN Red List.

Additional biodiversity: 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.

Delineation rationale: 2015-06-10 (BL Secretariat): site area changed from 13618 ha to 13541 ha, following 2014 CEPF Ecosystem Profile.

Habitats

Summary of habitats in KBA: 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).

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Forest	100

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Possible threats are forest conversion for coffee plantations, and low-level illegal timber harvesting for local construction needs (Ora 2000).

Additional information