By ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity

With photo contributions from the management of MKRNP, Benjamine Maputi, Nigel Voaden, Michael Jan Pizzaro, & Earl Ryan Janubas.

Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park

The Park covers 47,270 hectares (31,236 hectares of protected area and buffer zone of 16,034 hectares) in the north central portion of the province of Bukidnon.

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Kitanglad huge waterfalls, Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park, 2011, From the collection of: ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
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Summit sunrise, Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park, 2010, From the collection of: ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
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Philppine Eagles by Nigel VoadenASEAN Centre for Biodiversity

Consisting of densely forested slopes, numerous caves, over a dozen mountain peaks, several waterfalls, and a hot spring, the Mt. Kitanglad Range NaturaI Park is one of the few remaining rainforests in the Philippines where the Philippine Eagle can be found.

The Wildlife

Whitehead’s swiftlet; Mindanao lorikeet; Mindanao racquet-tail; Mindanao scops owl; slaty-backed jungle-flycatcher; red-eared parrot finch; Apo myna; Philippine brown deer; Mindanao pygmy fruit bat; Philippine brown deer; Mindanao pygmy fruit bat;  Philippine eagle.

Kitanglad Rafflesia (2007) by Mount Kitanglad Range Natural ParkASEAN Centre for Biodiversity

Unique Flora

Medinilla; Rafflesia; families Suidae and CervidaeTmesipteris lanceolata, an endangered rootless vascular plant.

Forest ferns (2022) by Martin PalisASEAN Centre for Biodiversity

The Habitat

There are six major habitat types, ranging from lowland evergreen forest, which is the most species-rich forest formation, lower montane forest, upper montane (mossy) forest, grasslands, freshwater wetlands and caves.

Kitanglad mossy forest (2012) by Earl Ryan JanubasASEAN Centre for Biodiversity

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ASEAN Heritage Parks

ASEAN Heritage Parks (AHPs) are protected areas of high conservation importance that provide valuable contributions to safeguarding ecosystems and biodiversity. 

AHPs provide a window to the world, showcasing a wealth of biodiversity that is uniquely ASEAN.

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With photo contributions from the management of MKRNP, Benjamine Maputi, Nigel Voaden, Michael Jan Pizzaro, & Earl Ryan Janubas.

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