PH039
Mount Halcon


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 1880-1900 present A1, A2
Mindoro Imperial-pigeon Ducula mindorensis NT resident 1990-1999 uncommon A1, A2
Spotted Imperial-pigeon Ducula carola VU resident 1964 present A1
Black-hooded Coucal Centropus steerii CR resident 1950-1959 present A1, A2
Mindoro Scops-owl Otus mindorensis NT resident 1990-1999 common A2
Mindoro Hornbill Penelopides mindorensis EN resident 1930-1939 present A1, A2
Philippine Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia CR resident 1880-1900 present A1
Mountain Shrike Lanius validirostris LC resident 1950-1980 present A2
Ashy Thrush Geokichla cinerea VU resident 1900-1919 present A1, A2
Scarlet-collared Flowerpecker Dicaeum retrocinctum NT resident 1990-1999 common A1, A2

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


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