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 | 1972 | 200 individuals | A1 |
Spotted Imperial-pigeon Ducula carola | VU | resident | 1900-1919 | present | A1 |
Mantanani Scops-owl Otus mantananensis | NT | resident | 1970-1979 | present | A2 |
Rufous-lored Kingfisher Todiramphus winchelli | VU | resident | 1990-1999 | present | A1 |
Celestial Monarch Hypothymis coelestis | VU | resident | 1880-1900 | present | A1, A2 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2001).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sibuyan Island | Mangrove Swamp Forest Reserve | 45,760 | protected area contains site | 15,700 |
Mount Guiting Guiting | Natural Park | 15,265 | protected area contains site | 15,344 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Artificial/Terrestrial | - | |
Forest | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Guiting-guiting Natural Park. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-guiting-guiting-natural-park-iba-philippines on 30/09/2023.