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Mount Silay and Mount Mandalagan (Northern Negros)


IBA Justification

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
Visayan Hornbill Penelopides panini EN resident 1990-1999 present A1, A2
White-winged Cicadabird Edolisoma ostentum VU resident 1991 frequent A1, A2
Flame-templed Babbler Dasycrotapha speciosa EN resident 1991 present A1, A2
White-throated Jungle-flycatcher Vauriella albigularis EN resident 1960-1969 present A1, A2
Black-belted Flowerpecker Dicaeum haematostictum LC resident 1991 present A1, A2
Green-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura viridifacies VU resident 1960-1969 present A1, A2

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1935 North Negros Forest Reserve Other 100
1990 Bago Watershed Forest Reserve 100
2002 Northern Negros Natural Park 93

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Silay and Mount Mandalagan (Northern Negros) (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-silay-and-mount-mandalagan-(northern-negros)-iba-philippines on 22/11/2024.