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Balogo Watershed


IBA Justification

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
Mantanani Scops-owl Otus mantananensis LC resident 1900-1949 present A2
North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx melanurus LC resident 1976 present A1
Rufous-lored Kingfisher Todiramphus winchelli VU resident 1998 present A1
Philippine Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia CR resident 1880-1900 present A1
Streak-breasted Bulbul Hypsipetes siquijorensis EN resident 1998 frequent A1, A2

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1982 Calatrava, San Andres, San Agustin Watershed Forest Reserve 51

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Balogo Watershed (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/balogo-watershed-iba-philippines on 22/11/2024.