PH001
Batanes Islands


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
Taiwan Green-pigeon Treron formosae NT resident 1991 uncommon A2
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes VU passage 1985 present A1
Ryukyu Scops-owl Otus elegans NT resident 1990-1999 frequent A2
Short-crested Monarch Hypothymis helenae NT resident 1900-1930 common A2
Yellow Bunting Emberiza sulphurata LC winter 1991 present A1

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10)
Forest major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal minor (<10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Batanes Islands (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/batanes-islands-iba-philippines on 22/11/2024.