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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
Philippine Duck Anas luzonica	VU	resident	1995	present	A1
Mindanao Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba crinigera	VU	resident	1995	present	A1, A2
Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi	CR	resident	1995	present	A1
Nisaetus philippensis	NR	resident	1995	present	A1
North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx melanurus	LC	resident	1995	present	A1
Northern Silvery Kingfisher Ceyx flumenicola	NT	resident	1995	present	A1, A2
Rufous-lored Kingfisher Todiramphus winchelli	VU	resident	1995	present	A1
Philippine Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia	CR	resident	1995	present	A1
Azure-breasted Pitta Pitta steerii	VU	resident	1995	present	A1, A2
Visayan Wattled Broadbill Sarcophanops samarensis	VU	resident	1995	present	A1, A2
Little Slaty Flycatcher Ficedula basilanica	VU	resident	1995	present	A1, A2
Philippine Leafbird Chloropsis flavipennis	VU	resident	1995	present	A1, A2

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

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern Samar mountains (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southern-samar-mountains-iba-philippines on 22/11/2024.