PH038
Puerto Galera


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
Mindoro Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba platenae CR resident 1990-1999 present A1, A2
Mindoro Imperial-pigeon Ducula mindorensis NT resident 1990-1999 present A1, A2
Black-hooded Coucal Centropus steerii CR resident 1990-1999 present A1, A2
Mindoro Hornbill Penelopides mindorensis EN resident 1990-1999 present A1, A2
Philippine Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia CR resident 1920-1929 present A1
Ashy Thrush Geokichla cinerea VU resident 1990-1999 present A1, A2
Scarlet-collared Flowerpecker Dicaeum retrocinctum NT resident 1990-1999 common 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: Puerto Galera (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/puerto-galera-iba-philippines on 22/11/2024.