Basilan Natural Biotic Area
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| Location: | Philippines | ||
| Specialty: | Basilan Province | ||
| Next city: | Isabela City | ||
| Surface: | 44.97 km² | ||
| Founding: | May 31, 2000 | ||
The Basilan Natural Biotic Area is located on Basilan Island in the Philippines . It was established by Presidential Decree No. 321 on May 31, 2000. The reserve is located in the administrative areas of the municipalities of Lamitan City , Sumisip , Tipo-Tipo, and Isabela City , in mountainous terrain that rises over 1,000 meters above sea level.
The area covers an area of 4,497 hectares and a circumferential buffer zone of 2,019 hectares . It contains approximately 234 hectares of rainforest on Mount Mohadji and approximately 2,500 hectares of secondary rainforest . Notable types of Avifauna are on the island endemic Zamboanga Bülbül ( Ixos rufigularis ) which Philippinienpapageichen ( Loriculus philippensis ssp. Dohertyi ), the cobalt Irene ( Irena cyanogaster ssp. Melanochlamys ) which Philippinenwolltimalie ( Ptilocichla mindanensis ssp. Basilanica ) which Streifenkopftimalie ( Macro nous striaticeps ), the Philippines Schneider bird ( Orthotomus castaneiceps ssp. mearnsi ), the Red-Dschungelschnäpper ( Rhinomyias ruficauda ), the Philippines Dickkopf ( Pachycephala philippensis ssp. basilanica ) and the little spiderhunter ( Arachnothera longirostra ssp. Randi ).
See also
- Biodiversity of the Philippines
- National Integrated Protected Area System
- National parks in the Philippines
Web links
- The Basilan Natural Biotic Area on Birdlife international
- Information from PAWB Region 9 (Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau)
- World Database on Protected Areas - Basilan Natural Biotic Area (English)