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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
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

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2003	Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife	Sanctuary	34
2004	Mount Hamiguitan Range	Wildlife Sanctuary	21
2004	Mount Hamiguitan Range	Wildlife Sanctuary	19
2014	Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	85

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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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 22/11/2024.