Southwestern Negros (9765)
Philippines, Asia

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Global KBA criteria: A1e, B2

Year of last assessment: 2018

National site name: Southwestern Negros

Central coordinates: Latitude: 9.6333, Longitude: 122.5333

System: terrestrial

Area of KBA (km²): 1965.88371

KBA classification: Global

Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: This relatively small block of forest, shown on recent forest cover maps, lies north of the town of Hinoba an. It is the last remaining forest patch in southern Negros Occidental. Until about 15 years ago, this patch was part of a larger forested area that was logged by the Insular Lumbar Company.

Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. Alliance for Zero Extinction (2018): site confirmed as an AZE site during the AZE project (2015-2018). Taxonomy, nomenclature and Red List category follow the IUCN 2016 Red List.

Additional biodiversity: Three of the threatened, restricted-range species of the Negros and Panay Endemic Bird Area have been recorded at Hinoba an. Despite its relatively small size, it may still be of significance for the conservation of these birds, given that lowland forest is now a rare habitat on Negros.

Habitats

Summary of habitats in KBA: This relatively small block of forest, shown on recent forest cover maps, lies north of the town of Hinoba an. It is the last remaining forest patch in southern Negros Occidental. Until about 15 years ago, this patch was part of a larger forested area that was logged by the Insular Lumbar Company.

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Forest	67
Artificial - Terrestrial	33

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The forest in this IBA has been much reduced in size by logging and other activities, and was being consumed by fire when surveyed in the early 1990s.

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