PH055
Ursula Island


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
Grey Imperial-pigeon Ducula pickeringii VU resident 1990-1999 min 30 individuals A1, A2
Mantanani Scops-owl Otus mantananensis LC resident 1970-1980 present 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)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ursula Island (Philippines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ursula-island-iba-philippines on 22/11/2024.