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Mount Calavite


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
Mindoro Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba platenae CR resident 1960-1969 present A1, A2
Spotted Imperial-pigeon Ducula carola VU resident 1960-1969 present A1
Mindoro Hornbill Penelopides mindorensis EN resident 1960-1969 present A1, A2
Scarlet-collared Flowerpecker Dicaeum retrocinctum NT resident 1960-1969 present A1, 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
2000 Mount Calavite Wildlife Sanctuary 100

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 Calavite (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-calavite-iba-philippines on 22/11/2024.