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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 (1978)	present	A1, A2
Dark-eared Brown-dove Phapitreron brunneiceps	VU	resident (1960–1969)	present	A1, A2
Spotted Imperial-pigeon Ducula carola	VU	resident (1900–1919)	present	A1
Japanese Night Heron Gorsachius goisagi	VU	winter (1956)	present	A1
Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi	CR	resident (1956–1998)	present	A1
South Philippine Hawk-eagle Nisaetus pinskeri	EN	resident (1956)	present	A1
Writhed Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus	NT	resident (1998)	present	A2
Mindanao Hornbill Penelopides affinis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2
Blue-capped Kingfisher Actenoides hombroni	LC	resident (1963)	present	A1, A2
Rufous-lored Kingfisher Todiramphus winchelli	VU	resident (1900–1915)	present	A1
Mindanao Lorikeet Trichoglossus johnstoniae	NT	resident (1960–1969)	present	A2
Mindanao Racquet-tail Prioniturus waterstradti	NT	resident (1956)	present	A2
McGregor's Cuckooshrike Malindangia mcgregori	LC	resident (1963)	present	A2
Black-and-cinnamon Fantail Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea	LC	resident (1956)	common	A2
Mountain Shrike Lanius validirostris	LC	resident (1956)	rare	A2
White-eared Tailorbird Orthotomus cinereiceps	LC	resident (1956)	rare	A2
Long-tailed Grasshopper-warbler Locustella caudata	LC	resident (1956)	rare	A2
Zamboanga Bulbul Hypsipetes rufigularis	NT	resident (1956)	present	A2
Rusty-crowned Babbler Sterrhoptilus capitalis	LC	resident (1956)	rare	A2
Mindanao White-eye Heleia goodfellowi	LC	resident (1956)	common	A2
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler Dasycrotapha plateni	NT	resident (1956)	rare	A2
Bagobo Babbler Leonardina woodi	LC	resident (1960–1969)	present	A2
Little Slaty Flycatcher Ficedula basilanica	VU	resident (1956)	rare	A1, A2
Olive-capped Flowerpecker Dicaeum nigrilore	LC	resident (1956)	abundant	A2
Dicaeum anthonyi	NR	resident (1956)	present	A2
Apo Sunbird Aethopyga boltoni	LC	resident (1956)	present	A2
Cinnamon Ibon Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus	LC	resident (1956)	common	A2
White-cheeked Bullfinch Pyrrhula leucogenis	LC	resident (1956)	common	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2004	Mount Malindang	Natural Park (II)	58

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Malindang (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-malindang-iba-philippines on 23/12/2024.