PH090
Camiguin island


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Writhed Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus NT resident (1993) present A2
Camiguin Bulbul Hypsipetes catarmanensis NT resident (1997) abundant A2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2004 Timpoong and Hibok-hibok Natural Monument (III) 93

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial -


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 29/12/2024.