| Lake Be Malae | |
|---|---|
| Portuguese name | |
| Portuguese | Lago Bemalae |
| Tetum name | |
| Tetum | Bemalae |
Lake Be Malae,also spelt Bemalae,is a 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) lagoon in the district of Bobonaro on the north-west coast of Timor-Leste,a country occupying the eastern end of the island of Timor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Wallacea. [1]
The lake is a broad and shallow expanse of saline water and mudflats which sometimes largely dries up. Its margins are vegetated by mangroves and dry forest. Its outlet is a winding,mangrove-lined channel leading to the sea. [1] [2]
The lake and its surrounds have been identified by BirdLife International as a 28,000 ha Important Bird Area because they support populations of bar-necked cuckoo-doves,pink-headed imperial pigeons,jonquil parrots,streak-breasted honeyeaters,plain gerygones,fawn-breasted whistlers,green figbirds,olive-brown orioles,buff-banded thicketbirds,white-bellied bush chats and flame-breasted sunbirds. [2]
08°52′S125°00′E / 8.867°S 125.000°E
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