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The site was identified as important in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Philippine Duck Anas luzonica	VU	resident	1995	present	A1
Mindanao Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba crinigera	VU	resident	1995	present	A1, A2
Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi	CR	resident	1995	present	A1
Nisaetus philippensis	NR	resident	1995	present	A1
North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx melanurus	VU	resident	1995	present	A1
Alcedo argentata	NR	resident	1995	present	A1, A2
Rufous-lored Kingfisher Todiramphus winchelli	VU	resident	1995	present	A1
Philippine Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia	CR	resident	1995	present	A1
Azure-breasted Pitta Pitta steerii	VU	resident	1995	present	A1, A2
Visayan Wattled Broadbill Sarcophanops samarensis	VU	resident	1995	present	A1, A2
Little Slaty Flycatcher Ficedula basilanica	VU	resident	1995	present	A1, A2
Philippine Leafbird Chloropsis flavipennis	VU	resident	1995	present	A1, A2

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2001).

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Forest		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern Samar mountains. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southern-samar-mountains-iba-philippines on 30/09/2023.