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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 (1990–1999)	present	A2
Spotted Imperial-pigeon Ducula carola	VU	resident (1986)	present	A1
Cream-bellied Fruit-dove Ramphiculus merrilli	NT	resident (1990–1999)	present	A2
Rufous Coucal Centropus unirufus	NT	resident (1990–1999)	present	A2
Red-crested Malkoha Dasylophus superciliosus	LC	resident (1990–1999)	present	A2
Scale-feathered Malkoha Lepidogrammus cumingi	LC	resident (1990–1999)	present	A2
Japanese Night Heron Gorsachius goisagi	VU	winter (1994)	present	A1
Philippine Eagle-owl Bubo philippensis	VU	resident (1990)	present	A1
North Philippine Hawk-eagle Nisaetus philippensis	EN	resident (1980–1999)	present	A1
Luzon Hornbill Penelopides manillae	LC	resident (1990–1999)	frequent	A2
North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx melanurus	LC	resident (1980–1999)	present	A1
Green Racquet-tail Prioniturus luconensis	EN	resident (1989–1990)	rare	A1, A2
Blackish Cicadabird Edolisoma coerulescens	LC	resident (1990–1999)	present	A2
White-fronted Tit Sittiparus semilarvatus	NT	resident (1980–1989)	present	A2
Grey-backed Tailorbird Orthotomus derbianus	LC	resident (1990–1999)	present	A2
Robsonius rabori	NR	resident (1990–1999)	present	A2
Ashy Thrush Geokichla cinerea	VU	resident (1980–1999)	present	A1, A2
Blue-breasted Blue Flycatcher Cyornis herioti	NT	resident (1990–1999)	present	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Puerto Galera	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	-
1991	Binahaan River	Watershed Forest Reserve (V)	47
2003	Quezon Protected Landscape	Protected Landscape (V)	89

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Quezon National Park (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/quezon-national-park-iba-philippines on 23/12/2024.