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North-west Panay peninsula (Pandan)


IBA Justification

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
Negros Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba keayi CR resident (1997) present A1, A2
Rufous-headed Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus waldeni CR resident (1996–2000) 10–20 pairs A1, A2
Visayan Hornbill Penelopides panini EN resident (1996) present A1, A2
White-winged Cicadabird Edolisoma ostentum VU resident (1996) present A1, A2
Green-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura viridifacies VU resident (1996) present A1, A2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1990 Aklan River Watershed Forest Reserve (VI) 100
2002 Northwest Panay Peninsula Natural Park (II) 100

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North-west Panay peninsula (Pandan) (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-west-panay-peninsula-(pandan)-iba-philippines on 22/12/2024.