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Mount Yacgun - Mount Sohoton complex


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
Philippine Duck Anas luzonica VU resident 1992 present A1
Mindanao Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba crinigera VU resident 1969 present A1, A2
Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi CR resident 1980-1989 present A1
South Philippine Hawk-eagle Nisaetus pinskeri EN resident 1969 present A1
North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx melanurus LC resident 1948 present A1
Northern Silvery Kingfisher Ceyx flumenicola NT resident 1970 present A1, A2
Rufous-lored Kingfisher Todiramphus winchelli VU resident 1880-1900 present A1
Philippine Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia CR resident 1969-1994 present A1
Azure-breasted Pitta Pitta steerii VU resident 1969 present A1, A2
Visayan Wattled Broadbill Sarcophanops samarensis VU resident 1969 present A1, A2
Visayan Miniature Babbler Micromacronus leytensis NT 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

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 Yacgun - Mount Sohoton complex (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-yacgun--mount-sohoton-complex-iba-philippines on 22/11/2024.