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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Grey Imperial-pigeon Ducula pickeringii	VU	resident	1900-1919	present	A1, A2
Palawan Scops-owl Otus fuliginosus	LC	resident	1970-1979	present	A2
Palawan Hornbill Anthracoceros marchei	VU	resident	1960-1969	present	A1, A2
Philippine Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia	CR	resident	1990-1999	present	A1
Blue-headed Racquet-tail Prioniturus platenae	VU	resident	1880-1900	present	A1, A2
Palawan Tit Pardaliparus amabilis	NT	resident	1950-1980	present	A2
Melodious Babbler Malacopteron palawanense	NT	resident	1900-1930	present	A2
Ashy-headed Babbler Pellorneum cinereiceps	LC	resident	1950-1980	present	A2
White-vented Shama Copsychus niger	LC	resident	1950-1980	present	A2
Palawan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis lemprieri	NT	resident	1950-1980	present	A2
Yellow-throated Leafbird Chloropsis palawanensis	LC	resident	1950-1980	present	A2
Palawan Flowerpecker Prionochilus plateni	LC	resident	1950-1980	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Balabac Island (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/balabac-island-iba-philippines on 22/11/2024.