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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
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

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

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 Kaluayan - Mount Kinabalian Complex (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-kaluayan--mount-kinabalian-complex-iba-philippines on 22/11/2024.