PH068
Central Cebu (including Tabunan)


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
Philippine Spinetail Mearnsia picina NT resident 1990-1999 present A2
Rufous-lored Kingfisher Todiramphus winchelli VU resident 1990-1999 present A1
Philippine Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia CR resident 1900-1949 present A1
Blackish Cicadabird Edolisoma coerulescens LC resident 1999 present A2
Streak-breasted Bulbul Hypsipetes siquijorensis EN resident 1999 present A1, A2
Black Shama Copsychus cebuensis LC resident 1990-1999 uncommon A1, A2
Philippine Leafbird Chloropsis flavipennis VU resident 1999 present A1, A2
Cebu Flowerpecker Dicaeum quadricolor CR resident 1992 4 individuals A1, 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
1936 Sudlon National Park 2
2007 Central Cebu Protected Landscape 31

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Central Cebu (including Tabunan) (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/central-cebu-(including-tabunan)-iba-philippines on 22/11/2024.