PH065
Southwestern Negros


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
Rufous-headed Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus waldeni CR resident 1990-1999 present A1, A2
Visayan Hornbill Penelopides panini EN resident 1990-1999 present A1, A2
White-winged Cicadabird Edolisoma ostentum VU resident 1970-1979 present 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: Southwestern Negros (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southwestern-negros-iba-philippines on 22/11/2024.