PH090
Camiguin 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
Writhed Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus NT resident 1993 present A2
Camiguin Bulbul Hypsipetes catarmanensis NT resident 1997 abundant 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
2004 Timpoong and Hibok-hibok Natural Monument 93

Habitats

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


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