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Mount Balatukan


IBA Justification

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
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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2007 Mount Balatukan Range Natural Park 31

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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 22/11/2024.