| Paitchau | |
|---|---|
| Gunung Paitchau | |
 View west along the Paitchau Range from near Tutuala | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 960 m (3,150 ft) |
| Coordinates | 8°30′17″S 127°09′52″E / 8.504722°S 127.164444°E |
| Geography | |
  Paitchau Location in East Timor | |
| Location | Lautém District, East Timor |
Paitchau (also Gunung Paitchau, or Paitchao, or Paitxau; locally, Pai Tekau Ile) is a mountain in the Tutuala subdistrict, Lautém District of East Timor.[1] Situated within Nino Konis Santana National Park, it is south of Lake Ira Lalaro. Though part of a mountain chain, Paitchau is an isolated mountain in the southern Sucos Mehara. It ranges in altitude from 0–960 metres (0–3,150 ft). BirdLife International has classified the mountain and its surrounding region of 55,797 hectares (137,880 acres) as an Important Bird Area of East Timor.[2] The area contained within the Paitchau Range and Ira Lalaro is sparsely populated and contains several unique faunal and floral species.[3]
- ^ World Birdwatch. International Council for bird Presentation. 2004. pp. 2–.
- ^ "Important Bird Areas in Timor-Leste". TL07 Mount Paitchau and Iralalaro. Birdlife International Organization. p. 54. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ Tiwary & Choudhary 2009, p. 266.