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Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park


IBA Justification

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
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes VU non-breeding (1995–1996) uncommon A1
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster LC breeding (1981–1985) 3,500–4,000 birds A4ii
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii LC breeding (1981–1995) 1,132 pairs A4i

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2001) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2001 not assessed high not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1988 Tubbataha Reefs National Marine Park (II) 100
1993 Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) 100
2010 Tubbataha Reef Natural Park (II) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal minor (<10)


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