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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
Cream-bellied Fruit-dove Ramphiculus merrilli	NT	resident (1991)	uncommon	A2
Red-crested Malkoha Dasylophus superciliosus	LC	resident (1991)	uncommon	A2
Scale-feathered Malkoha Lepidogrammus cumingi	LC	resident (1991)	common	A2
Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi	CR	resident (1991)	present	A1
North Philippine Hawk-eagle Nisaetus philippensis	EN	resident (1991)	present	A1
Luzon Hornbill Penelopides manillae	LC	resident (1991)	common	A2
Green Racquet-tail Prioniturus luconensis	EN	resident (1991)	uncommon	A1, A2
White-lored Oriole Oriolus albiloris	LC	resident (1991)	uncommon	A2
Blackish Cicadabird Edolisoma coerulescens	LC	resident (1991)	common	A2
Short-crested Monarch Hypothymis helenae	NT	resident (1991)	uncommon	A2
Celestial Monarch Hypothymis coelestis	VU	resident (1991)	present	A1, A2
White-fronted Tit Sittiparus semilarvatus	NT	resident (1991)	uncommon	A2
Golden-crowned Babbler Sterrhoptilus dennistouni	NT	resident (1991)	common	A2
Luzon Striped Babbler Zosterornis striatus	LC	resident (1990–1999)	present	A2
Grand Rhabdornis Rhabdornis grandis	LC	resident (1991)	common	A2
Ashy Thrush Geokichla cinerea	VU	resident (1991)	present	A1, A2
Blue-breasted Blue Flycatcher Cyornis herioti	NT	resident (1991)	uncommon	A2

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Central Sierra Madre mountains (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/central-sierra-madre-mountains-iba-philippines on 23/12/2024.