Mount Mak Fahik and Mount Sarim Important Bird Area
November 01, 2023
The Mount Mak Fahik and Mount Sarim Important Bird Area is a tract of mountainous land in East Timor, a country occupying the eastern end of the island of Timor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Wallacea.
The IBA is an important site for pink-headed imperial pigeons
The IBA comprises 2961 ha of tropical dry forest some 65 km south-east of the national capital, Dili, in the Manatuto District. The forest occurs around the higher levels, at elevations of 400–1000 m, of the mountains of Mak Fahik and Sarim in the central spine of the island. Some areas of the site are threatened by repeated burning and clearance for maize and tobacco crops.[1]
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