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North-west Panay peninsula (Pandan)


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
Negros Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba keayi CR resident 1997 present A1, A2
Rufous-headed Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus waldeni CR resident 1996-2000 10-20 breeding 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1990 Aklan River Watershed Forest Reserve 100
2002 Northwest Panay Peninsula Natural Park 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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 22/11/2024.