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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Grey Imperial-pigeon Ducula pickeringii | VU | resident (1880–1900) | present | A1, A2 |
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes | VU | non-breeding (1990) | present | A1 |
Mantanani Scops-owl Otus mantananensis | LC | resident (1950–1980) | present | A2 |
Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker Picoides ramsayi | VU | resident (1971) | present | A1 |
Philippine Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia | CR | resident (1900–1949) | present | A1 |
Sulu Racquet-tail Prioniturus verticalis | CR | resident (1971) | present | A1, A2 |
Hypsipetes everetti | NR | resident (1950–1980) | present | A2 |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
---|---|---|
Forest | major (>10) | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sibutu and Tumindao Islands (Philippines). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sibutu-and-tumindao-islands-iba-philippines on 23/12/2024.