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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 (1920–1929)	present	A1, A2
Japanese Night Heron Gorsachius goisagi	VU	winter (1930)	present	A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	non-breeding (1920–1929)	present	A1
Giant Scops-owl Otus gurneyi	VU	resident (1920–1929)	present	A1, A2
Philippine Eagle-owl Bubo philippensis	VU	resident (1920–1929)	present	A1
Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi	CR	resident (1997)	present	A1
Nisaetus philippensis	NR	resident (1997)	present	A1
Writhed Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus	NT	resident (1920–1929)	present	A2
Mindanao Hornbill Penelopides affinis	LC	resident (1997)	common	A2
South Philippine Dwarf-Kingfisher Ceyx mindanensis	LC	resident (1920–1929)	present	A1
Southern Silvery Kingfisher Ceyx argentatus	NT	resident (1930–1939)	present	A1, A2
Blue-capped Kingfisher Actenoides hombroni	LC	resident (1930–1939)	present	A1, A2
Rufous-lored Kingfisher Todiramphus winchelli	VU	resident (1930–1939)	present	A1
Philippine Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia	CR	resident (1920–1929)	present	A1
Black-headed Tailorbird Orthotomus nigriceps	LC	resident (1920–1929)	present	A2
Hypsipetes everetti	NR	resident (1997)	present	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2003	Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife	Sanctuary (-)	34
2004	Mount Hamiguitan Range	Wildlife Sanctuary (IV)	21
2004	Mount Hamiguitan Range	Wildlife Sanctuary (IV)	19
2014	Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	85

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Hamiguitan (Tumadgo peak) (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-hamiguitan-(tumadgo-peak)-iba-philippines on 22/12/2024.