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Mount Sinaka


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
Dark-eared Brown-dove Phapitreron brunneiceps VU resident 1980 present A1, A2
Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi CR resident 1990-1999 1 breeding pairs A1
South Philippine Hawk-eagle Nisaetus pinskeri EN resident 1996 frequent A1
Writhed Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus NT resident 1995-1999 present A2
Mindanao Hornbill Penelopides affinis LC resident 1995-1999 uncommon A2
Mindanao Lorikeet Trichoglossus johnstoniae NT resident 1995-1999 present A2
Black-and-cinnamon Fantail Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea LC resident 1995-1999 common A2
Black-headed Tailorbird Orthotomus nigriceps LC resident 1989 present A2
Long-tailed Grasshopper-warbler Locustella caudata LC resident 1995-1999 present A2
Yellowish Bulbul Hypsipetes everetti LC resident 1996 present A2
Cryptic Flycatcher Ficedula crypta LC resident 1996 present A2
Philippine Leafbird Chloropsis flavipennis VU resident 1998 present A1, A2
Olive-capped Flowerpecker Dicaeum nigrilore LC resident 1995-1999 present A2
Dicaeum anthonyi NR resident 1997 present A2
Grey-hooded Sunbird Aethopyga primigenia LC resident 1990-1999 present A2

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


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 Sinaka (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-sinaka-iba-philippines on 22/11/2024.