PH084
Mount Diwata Range


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
Mindanao Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba crinigera VU resident (1976) present A1, A2
Giant Scops-owl Otus gurneyi VU resident (1976) present A1, A2
Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi CR resident (1987) present A1
Writhed Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus NT resident (1976) present A2
South Philippine Dwarf-Kingfisher Ceyx mindanensis LC resident (1993) present A1
Southern Silvery Kingfisher Ceyx argentatus NT resident (1988) present A1, A2
Blue-capped Kingfisher Actenoides hombroni LC resident (1976) present A1, A2
Mindanao Wattled Broadbill Sarcophanops steerii VU resident (1976) frequent A1, A2
Black-headed Tailorbird Orthotomus nigriceps LC resident (1900–1930) present A2
Yellowish Bulbul Hypsipetes everetti LC resident (1900–1930) present A2
Philippine Leafbird Chloropsis flavipennis VU resident (1975–1976) present A1, A2

Habitats

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


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