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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 Duck Anas luzonica	VU	resident	1900-1919	present	A1
Spotted Imperial-pigeon Ducula carola	VU	resident	1900-1919	present	A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	non-breeding	1900-1919	present	A1
Giant Scops-owl Otus gurneyi	VU	resident	1900-1919	present	A1, A2
Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi	CR	resident	1969	present	A1
Writhed Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus	NT	resident	1900-1930	present	A2
Philippine Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia	CR	resident	1900-1919	present	A1
Mindanao Lorikeet Trichoglossus johnstoniae	NT	resident	1900-1930	present	A2
White-eared Tailorbird Orthotomus cinereiceps	LC	resident	1900-1930	present	A2
Zamboanga Bulbul Hypsipetes rufigularis	NT	resident	1900-1949	present	A2
Yellowish Bulbul Hypsipetes everetti	LC	resident	1900-1949	present	A2
Rusty-crowned Babbler Sterrhoptilus capitalis	LC	resident	1900-1930	present	A2
Bagobo Babbler Leonardina woodi	LC	resident	1964	present	A2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1990-1999	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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
1965	Salikata	National Park	1
1965	Pantuwaraya Lake	National Park	1
1965	Sacred Mountain	National Park	<1
1992	Lake Lanao Watershed Reservation	Watershed Forest Reserve	95

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Forest		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Lanao (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-lanao-iba-philippines on 22/11/2024.