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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cream-bellied Fruit-dove Ramphiculus merrilli | NT | resident | 1900-1930 | present | A2 |
Flame-breasted Fruit-dove Ramphiculus marchei | VU | resident | 1995 | uncommon | A1, A2 |
Red-crested Malkoha Dasylophus superciliosus | LC | resident | 1900-1930 | present | A2 |
Scale-feathered Malkoha Lepidogrammus cumingi | LC | resident | 1900-1930 | present | A2 |
Philippine Eagle-owl Bubo philippensis | VU | resident | 1880-1900 | present | A1 |
Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi | CR | resident | 1989 | present | A1 |
Philippine Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia | CR | resident | 1900-1919 | present | A1 |
Green-backed Whistler Pachycephala albiventris | LC | resident | 1990-1999 | present | A2 |
Chestnut-faced Babbler Zosterornis whiteheadi | LC | resident | 1990-1999 | present | A2 |
Ashy Thrush Geokichla cinerea | VU | resident | 1976 | present | A1, A2 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.
Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | Mts. Banahaw- San Cristobal PL | Protected Landscape | 100 |
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Forest | major (>10) | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mounts Banahaw-San Cristobal National Park (Philippines). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mounts-banahaw-san-cristobal-national-park-iba-philippines on 22/11/2024.