PH055
Ursula Island


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
Grey Imperial-pigeon Ducula pickeringii VU resident (1990–1999) min 30 birds A1, A2
Mantanani Scops-owl Otus mantananensis LC resident (1970–1980) present A2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10)


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 23/12/2024.