Sicsican Island Balabac Palawan

Balabac Island is the southernmost island of Palawan province, and therefore the westernmost undisputed island in the Philippines, some 50 km north of Sabah, Malaysia, across the Balabac Strait. Balabac is home to various endemic species, of which the Philippine mouse-deer is an example. The island has been designated an Important Bird Area by …
Balabac Island is the southernmost island of Palawan province, and therefore the westernmost undisputed island in the Philippines, some 50 km north of Sabah, Malaysia, across the Balabac Strait. Balabac is home to various endemic species, of which the Philippine mouse-deer is an example. The island has been designated an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of grey imperial-pigeons, Palawan scops-owls, Palawan hornbills, Philippine cockatoos, blue-headed racket-tails, Palawan tits, melodius and ashy-headed babblers, white-vented shamas, Palawan blue-flycatchers, yellow-throated leafbirds and Palawan flowerpeckers.
  • Location: Balabac Strait
  • Archipelago: Balabac Group of Islands
  • Adjacent to: South China Sea · Sulu Sea
  • Highest elevation: 1,867 ft (569.1 m)
  • Highest point: Balabac Peak
  • Region: Mimaropa
  • Province: Palawan

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