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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
Philippine Spinetail Mearnsia picina	NT	resident	1990-1999	present	A2
South Philippine Hawk-eagle Nisaetus pinskeri	EN	resident	1999	present	A1
Mindanao Hornbill Penelopides affinis	LC	resident	1990-1999	present	A2
Rufous-lored Kingfisher Todiramphus winchelli	VU	resident	1987	present	A1
Visayan Miniature Babbler Micromacronus leytensis	NT	resident	1987	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: Biliran and Maripipi Island (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/biliran-and-maripipi-island-iba-philippines on 22/11/2024.