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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
Luzon Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba luzonica	NT	resident (1950–1980)	present	A2
Spotted Imperial-pigeon Ducula carola	VU	resident (1959)	present	A1
Flame-breasted Fruit-dove Ramphiculus marchei	VU	resident (1959)	frequent	A1, A2
Rufous Coucal Centropus unirufus	NT	resident (1990–1999)	present	A2
Red-crested Malkoha Dasylophus superciliosus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2
Scale-feathered Malkoha Lepidogrammus cumingi	LC	resident (1990–1999)	frequent	A2
Spotted Buttonquail Turnix ocellatus	LC	resident (1990–1999)	frequent	A2
Luzon Highland Scops-owl Otus longicornis	LC	resident (1990–1999)	present	A2
Philippine Eagle-owl Bubo philippensis	VU	resident (1959)	present	A1
Luzon Hornbill Penelopides manillae	LC	resident (1990–1999)	frequent	A2
Whiskered Pitta Erythropitta kochi	LC	resident (1993–1994)	present	A1, A2
Blackish Cicadabird Edolisoma coerulescens	LC	resident (1923)	present	A2
Short-crested Monarch Hypothymis helenae	NT	resident (1990–1999)	present	A2
Cordillera Ground-warbler Robsonius rabori	NT	resident (1959)	present	A2
Golden-crowned Babbler Sterrhoptilus dennistouni	NT	resident (1994)	present	A2
Blue-breasted Blue Flycatcher Cyornis herioti	NT	resident (1950–1980)	present	A2
Green-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura viridifacies	VU	resident (1994)	present	A1, A2
Yellow Bunting Emberiza sulphurata	LC	winter (1959)	present	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Kalbario-Patapat	National Park (-)	100
2007	Kalbario-Patapat	Natural Park (II)	36

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kalbario-Patapat National Park (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kalbario-patapat-national-park-iba-philippines on 23/12/2024.