Modomahia

Modomahia
	The Modomahia
Geographical location	Suco Clacuc , East Timor
	Data
Coordinates	9 ° 4 '11 " S , 126 ° 1' 46" O Coordinates: 9 ° 4 '11 " S , 126 ° 1' 46" O
	Tracks of a saltwater crocodile on Modomahia

The Modomahia (also Modo Mahut ) is a lake in East Timor with a surrounding wetland of about 2 km² with mangrove and swampy forests. It is located in Suco Clacuc ( Fatuberlio administrative office , Manufahi municipality ), near the coast of the Timor Sea .

Ecosystem

The lake is part of the Important Bird Area of the Clerec River . The ecosystem is largely intact and is one of the most important wetlands in the country for birds. The yellow-cheeked cockatoo ( Cacatua sulphurea ), the Australian darter ( Anhinga novaehollandiae ) and the piper goose ( Dendrocygna arcuata ) are numerous here . The Australian pygmy duck ( Nettapus pulchellus ) was also found here. Saltwater crocodiles live in the lake .

Together with the neighboring lakes Lagoa Wetanas and Welada , the region forms a wetland biotope totaling 200 km².

Individual evidence

^ Timor-Leste GIS-Portal ( Memento from June 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Michael J. Crosby, Colin R. Trainor: Important Bird Areas in Timor-Leste: Key Sites for Conservation. BirdLife International, Cambridge 2007, ISBN 978-0-946888-59-7 , p. 80.
↑ Colin R. Trainor et al .: Birds, birding and conservation in Timor-Leste. In: Birding ASIA. 9 (2008), pp. 16–45., Accessed July 5, 2014.
^ Colin R. Trainor: The waterbirds and coastal seabirds of Timor-Leste: new site records clarifying residence status, distribution and taxonomy. In: FORKTAIL. 27 (2011), pp. 63-72, accessed on July 5, 2014.

[GIS-1] Timor-Leste GIS-Portal ( Memento from June 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

[2] Michael J. Crosby, Colin R. Trainor: Important Bird Areas in Timor-Leste: Key Sites for Conservation. BirdLife International, Cambridge 2007, ISBN 978-0-946888-59-7 , p. 80.

[3] Colin R. Trainor et al .: Birds, birding and conservation in Timor-Leste. In: Birding ASIA. 9 (2008), pp. 16–45., Accessed July 5, 2014.

[4] Colin R. Trainor: The waterbirds and coastal seabirds of Timor-Leste: new site records clarifying residence status, distribution and taxonomy. In: FORKTAIL. 27 (2011), pp. 63-72, accessed on July 5, 2014.