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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 Pithecophaga jefferyi	CR	resident	1960-1969	present	A1
Writhed Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus	NT	resident	1969	present	A2
Southern Silvery Kingfisher Ceyx argentatus	NT	resident	1969	present	A1, A2
Blue-capped Kingfisher Actenoides hombroni	LC	resident	1969	present	A1, A2
Mindanao Wattled Broadbill Sarcophanops steerii	VU	resident	1969	present	A1, A2
Celestial Monarch Hypothymis coelestis	VU	resident	1969	present	A1, A2
White-fronted Tit Sittiparus semilarvatus	NT	resident	1950-1980	present	A2
Micromacronus leytensis	NR	resident	1969	present	A2
Striated Wren-babbler Ptilocichla mindanensis	LC	resident	1950-1980	present	A2
Little Slaty Flycatcher Ficedula basilanica	VU	resident	1969	present	A1, A2
Philippine Leafbird Chloropsis flavipennis	VU	resident	1969	present	A1, A2
Whiskered Flowerpecker Dicaeum proprium	LC	resident	1969	present	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 Sugarloaf (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-sugarloaf-iba-philippines on 22/11/2024.