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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
Spotted Imperial-pigeon Ducula carola	VU	resident (1980)	present	A1
Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi	CR	resident (1980–1989)	present	A1
Writhed Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus	NT	resident (1960–1969)	present	A2
South Philippine Dwarf-Kingfisher Ceyx mindanensis	LC	resident (1963)	present	A1
Blue-capped Kingfisher Actenoides hombroni	LC	resident (1963)	present	A1, A2
Mindanao Racquet-tail Prioniturus waterstradti	NT	resident (1961)	present	A2
Azure-breasted Pitta Pitta steerii	VU	resident (1963)	present	A1, A2
McGregor's Cuckooshrike Malindangia mcgregori	LC	resident (1961)	present	A2
Black-and-cinnamon Fantail Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea	LC	resident (1997)	present	A2
Mountain Shrike Lanius validirostris	LC	resident (1961)	present	A2
Apo Myna Goodfellowia miranda	NT	resident (1961)	present	A2
Slaty-backed Jungle-flycatcher Vauriella goodfellowi	NT	resident (1961)	present	A2
Philippine Leafbird Chloropsis flavipennis	VU	resident (1963)	present	A1, A2
Olive-capped Flowerpecker Dicaeum nigrilore	LC	resident (1961)	present	A2
Dicaeum anthonyi	NR	resident (1961)	present	A2
Grey-hooded Sunbird Aethopyga primigenia	LC	resident (1961)	present	A2
Cinnamon Ibon Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus	LC	resident (1961)	present	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2007	Mount Balatukan Range	Natural Park (II)	31

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Balatukan (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-balatukan-iba-philippines on 23/12/2024.