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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2005

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Willcocks's Honeyguide Indicator willcocksi	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Yellow Penduline-tit Anthoscopus parvulus	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Rufous Cisticola Cisticola rufus	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-weaver Plocepasser superciliosus	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Grey Firefinch Lagonosticta nigricollis	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Yellow-winged Pytilia Pytilia hypogrammica	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Lavender Waxbill Estrilda coerulescens	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Togo Paradise-whydah Vidua togoensis	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Exclamatory Paradise-whydah Vidua interjecta	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3
Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis	LC	resident	2004-2005	present	A3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target)	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest	Woodland - transition	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Gbele	Game Production Reserve	56,540	is identical to site	56,500

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Woodland - transition	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gbele Resource Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 27/03/2023.