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 Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi | CR | resident | 1990-1999 | present | A1 |
South Philippine Hawk-eagle Nisaetus pinskeri | EN | resident | 1994 | present | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.
Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
---|---|---|---|
- | Mount Kalatungan Range Buffer Zone | Natural Park - Buffer Zone | 64 |
- | Manupali | Watershed Forest Reserve | 25 |
1987 | Muleta | Watershed Forest Reserve | 19 |
2000 | Mount Kalatungan Range | Natural Park | 100 |
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Forest | major (>10) | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kalatungan mountains (Philippines). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kalatungan-mountains-iba-philippines on 22/11/2024.