Curi (mountain)
| Curi | ||
|---|---|---|
 Rice fields in Manatuto, in front of the Curi. |
||
| height | 1332 m | |
| location | Suco Uma Caduac , Laclo Administrative Office , Manatuto Municipality , East Timor | |
| Coordinates | 8 ° 30 '20 " S , 125 ° 54' 26" E | |
|
||
 View of the Curi, west of Subau |
||
The Curi ( Gunung Curi ) is a mountain in East Timor , near the road between Manatuto and Dili in Suco Uma Caduac ( Laclo administrative office , Manatuto municipality ), south of the villages of Subau and Behedan . The state capital Dili is about 45 km to the west.
Wildlife Sanctuary and Important Bird Area
| IBA “trigger” bird species on the Curi | |
| Bird species | information |
| Timor pigeon ( Turacoena modesta ) | endangered / endemic |
| Pink-headed fruit pigeon ( Ducula rosacea ) | threatened / endemic |
| Yellow-headed Lorikeet ( Trichoglossus euteles ) | endemic |
| Temminck honey eater ( Meliphaga reticulata ) | endemic |
| Timor leather head ( Philemon inornatus ) | endemic |
| Timor Honeyeater ( Lichmera flavicans ) | endemic |
| Tricolor honeyeater ( Myzomela vulnerata ) | endemic |
| Timorgerygone ( Gerygone inornata ) | endemic |
| Orpheus thick head ( Pachycephala orpheus ) | endemic |
| Fig pyrole ( Sphecotheres viridis ) | endemic |
| Sundapirol ( Oriolus melanotis ) | endemic |
| Macklot mistletoe ( Dicaeum maugei ) | endemic |
| Sun nectar bird ( Cinnyris solaris ) | endemic |
| Timor Rice Finch ( Padda fuscata ) | endangered / endemic |
The BirdLife International has the mountain with the surrounding forest, terraced fields and savannahs to Important Bird Area explained. At least 14 so-called trigger species have so far been detected here. It extends to the coast in the north, the municipality of Dili in the west and the northern Lacló in the south and east and covers an area of 20,086 hectares. The region has been a wildlife sanctuary since 2000.
The hills on the coast rise rapidly, the top of which is the isolated Curi at 1332 m . After that, the land sinks again to below 200 m in the direction of the current of the Northern Laclós . The Curi is the center of the Important Bird Area. Below 400 m , a tree savanna landscape with Eucalyptus alba dominates . Eucalyptus urophylla is mainly found over 400 m . Protected by ravines and on isolated slopes, small tropical forests form in places. The grasslands burn down regularly every one to three years. There are local fields where maize and vegetables are grown. There is marble in the region , the degradation of which would endanger nature and bird life.
Legends
The inhabitants of Ili-Mano refer to the king of the mountain (aran huhun) , who is said to have once lived in the caves of the Curi.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Index Mundi
- ↑ Birdlife International IBAs in Timor-Leste ( Memento of the original from November 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.0 MB)
- ↑ Birdlife International IBAs in Timor-Leste ( Memento of the original from November 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.0 MB)
- ↑ Suku Dunia: Sejarah Suku Ilimano Di Timor Leste , accessed December 11, 2016.
