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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
Philippine Eagle-owl Bubo philippensis	VU	resident (1998)	present	A1
South Philippine Hawk-eagle Nisaetus pinskeri	EN	resident (1998)	present	A1
Writhed Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus	NT	resident (1998)	present	A2
Mindanao Hornbill Penelopides affinis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2
South Philippine Dwarf-Kingfisher Ceyx mindanensis	LC	resident (1963)	present	A1
Southern Silvery Kingfisher Ceyx argentatus	NT	resident (1951)	present	A1, A2
Blue-capped Kingfisher Actenoides hombroni	LC	resident (1963)	present	A1, A2
Mindanao Lorikeet Trichoglossus johnstoniae	NT	resident (1998)	present	A2
Azure-breasted Pitta Pitta steerii	VU	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2
Celestial Monarch Hypothymis coelestis	VU	resident (1999)	present	A1, A2
Rusty-crowned Babbler Sterrhoptilus capitalis	LC	resident (1998)	frequent	A2
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler Dasycrotapha plateni	NT	resident (1998)	frequent	A2
Philippine Leafbird Chloropsis flavipennis	VU	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Kaluayan - Mount Kinabalian Complex (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-kaluayan--mount-kinabalian-complex-iba-philippines on 23/12/2024.