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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Luzon Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba luzonica	NT	resident (1870–1900)	present	A2
Spotted Imperial-pigeon Ducula carola	VU	resident (1900)	present	A1
Cream-bellied Fruit-dove Ramphiculus merrilli	NT	resident (1900–1930)	present	A2
Rufous Coucal Centropus unirufus	NT	resident (1950–1980)	present	A2
Red-crested Malkoha Dasylophus superciliosus	LC	resident (1960)	present	A2
Scale-feathered Malkoha Lepidogrammus cumingi	LC	resident (1870–1900)	present	A2
Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi	CR	resident (1980–1989)	present	A1
North Philippine Hawk-eagle Nisaetus philippensis	EN	resident (1880–1900)	present	A1
North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx melanurus	LC	resident (1960)	present	A1
Green Racquet-tail Prioniturus luconensis	EN	resident (1960)	present	A1, A2
Whiskered Pitta Erythropitta kochi	LC	resident (1960)	present	A1, A2
Isabela Oriole Oriolus isabellae	CR	resident (1960)	present	A1, A2
Blackish Cicadabird Edolisoma coerulescens	LC	resident (1950–1980)	present	A2
Short-crested Monarch Hypothymis helenae	NT	resident (1970)	present	A2
Celestial Monarch Hypothymis coelestis	VU	resident (1960)	present	A1, A2
White-fronted Tit Sittiparus semilarvatus	NT	resident (1870–1900)	present	A2
Robsonius rabori	NR	resident (1960)	present	A2
Golden-crowned Babbler Sterrhoptilus dennistouni	NT	resident (1870–1900)	present	A2
Luzon Striped Babbler Zosterornis striatus	LC	resident (1870–1900)	present	A2
Blue-breasted Blue Flycatcher Cyornis herioti	NT	resident (1870–1900)	present	A2
Yellow-crowned Flowerpecker Dicaeum anthonyi	LC	resident (1900–1930)	present	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Wangag	Watershed Forest Reserve (V)	4
1987	Bawa	Watershed Forest Reserve (V)	3
2000	Magapit	Protected Landscape (V)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Eastern Cagayan Protected Landscape and Seascape (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-eastern-cagayan-protected-landscape-and-seascape-iba-philippines on 23/12/2024.