PH048
Busuanga Island


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
Palawan Hornbill Anthracoceros marchei VU resident 1970-1979 present A1, A2
Blue-headed Racquet-tail Prioniturus platenae VU resident 1970-1979 present A1, A2
Blue Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone cyanescens LC resident 1950-1980 present A2
White-vented Shama Copsychus niger LC 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.


Habitats

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


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