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Quezon National Park


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
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

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
1977 Puerto Galera UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve -
1991 Binahaan River Watershed Forest Reserve 47
2003 Quezon Protected Landscape Protected Landscape 89

Habitats

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


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 22/11/2024.