Republic of the Philippines
Summary
- EAAFP Member since: 2006
- Number of EAAFP Flyway Network Sites: 4
- Focal Point Contact:
- Mr. AnsonTagtag
Biodiversity Management Bureau, National Government Email: anson_tagtag@yahoo.com Tel: +632-927-787-2884
- Mr. AnsonTagtag
Philippines, a group of islands north of Indonesia and east of the Southeast Asian mainland, has been a Parnter since 2006 (MoP1). It now has 4 Flyway Network Sites, the most recent designation being 2017, January. The abundant coastal habitat is valuable for the transit of shorebirds and waders during migration. Offshore habitats, such as the Tubbataha Reefs, provide nesting sites for migratory seabird populations in the flyway. Philippines supports as breeding and wintering sites for Key Species of the EAAFP such as Common Redshank, Great Knot, Bar-tailed Godwit, Asian Dowitcher, Eurasian Curlew, Far Eastern Curlew, Chinese Egret, and many other shorebirds.
Flyway Network Sites
Site Information
EAAF SiteCode | Name of Site | Site Information Sheet | YEAR SIS Updated | Site Photos | View in Google Earth |
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EAAF007 | Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary | n/a | View | ||
EAAF062 | Naujan Lake National Park | n/a | View | View | |
EAAF123 | Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park | SIS | 2014 | View | View |
EAAF135 | Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area | SIS | 2016 | View | View |
Site Details
Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary
Location: Cebu
Coordinates (lat, long): 10.23330, 124.03330
Area: 5,800 ha
Date of joining: 1996 March 25
Status: Protected Area
Other listings: Ramsar, Important Bird Area
Important for Shorebirds
Important species
Pluvialis squatarola (Grey plover), Charadrius mongolus (Lesser Sandplover), Tringa totanus (Common Redshank), Limicola falcinellus (Broad-billed Sandpiper), Arenaria interpres (Ruddy Turnstone), Limnodromus semipalmatus (Asian Dowitcher), Calidris ruficollis (Red-necked Stint)
Naujan Lake National Park
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
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Location: center of the Sulu Sea
Coordinates (lat, long): 8.57, 119.52
Area: 97030.0 ha
Date of joining: 2014 December 17
Status: Natural Park
Other listings: Ramsar, Important Bird and Biodiversity Area, World heritage
Important for Shorebirds
Important species
Numenius arquata (Eurasian Curlew), Limosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit), Oceanodroma monorhis (Swinhoe's Storm Petrel), Egretta eulophotes (Chinese Egret), Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern), Thalasseus bergii (Greater Crested Tern)
Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area
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Location: Northwestern coast of Negros Island
Coordinates (lat, long): 10°15'48"N 122°46'22"E
Area: 89,607.81 ha
Date of joining: 5 January 2017
Protection status: Conservation area
Other listings: Ramsar site
Important for Shorebirds
Important species
Calidris canutus (Red Knot), Calidris ruficollis (Red-necked stint), Calidris tenuirostris (Great Knot), Heteroscelus brevipes (Grey-tailed Tattler), Limicola falcinellus (Broad-billed Sandpiper), Limnodromus semipalmatus (Asian Dowitcher), Limosa lapponica (Bar-tailed Godwit), Limosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit), Numenius madagascariensis (Far Eastern Curlew), Tringa guttifer (Spotted Greenshank), Charadrius alexandrinus (Kentish Plover), Charadrius leschenaultii (Greater Sand Plover), Charadrius mongolus (Lesser Sand Plover), Pluvialis fulva Pacific (Golden Plover), Pluvialis squatarola (Grey Plover), Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged Stilt), Anas luzonica (Philippine Duck), Egretta eulophotes (Chinese Egret), Sterna albifrons (Little Tern), Sterna caspia (Caspian Tern), Sterna hirundo (Common Tern)