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Mount Dingalan


IBA Justification

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
Philippine Eagle-owl Bubo philippensis VU resident (1996–1998) present A1
Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi CR resident (1994–1995) present A1
North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx melanurus LC resident (1997–1998) present A1
Golden-crowned Babbler Sterrhoptilus dennistouni NT resident (1990–1999) present A2
Luzon Water-redstart Phoenicurus bicolor NT resident (1997) present A1, A2
Green-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura viridifacies VU resident (1997) present A1, A2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1992 Dibalo-Pingit-Zabali-Malayat Watershed Forest Reserve (V) 100

Habitats

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


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