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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2001

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Ahanta Francolin Pternistis ahantensis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue-headed Wood-dove Turtur brehmeri	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-throated Coucal Centropus leucogaster	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Green Turaco Tauraco persa	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Western Long-tailed Hornbill Horizocerus albocristatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
West African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros semifasciatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Naked-faced Barbet Gymnobucco calvus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Fire-bellied Woodpecker Dendropicos pyrrhogaster	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-billed Helmetshrike Prionops caniceps	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-cheeked Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia blissetti	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
West African Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia hormophora	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Western Crested-flycatcher Trochocercus nitens	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Western Nicator Nicator chloris	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Green Crombec Sylvietta virens	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Kemp's Longbill Macrosphenus kempi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Sharpe's Apalis Apalis sharpii	NT	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Yellow-browed Camaroptera Camaroptera superciliaris	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Green-tailed Bristlebill Bleda eximius	NT	resident	1999	present	A1, A2, A3
Grey-headed Bristlebill Bleda canicapillus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Simple Greenbul Chlorocichla simplex	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Plain Greenbul Eurillas curvirostris	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Western Bearded Greenbul Criniger barbatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Icterine Greenbul Phyllastrephus icterinus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Leaf-love Pyrrhurus scandens	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Green Hylia Hylia prasina	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-capped Illadopsis Illadopsis cleaveri	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Rufous-winged Illadopsis Illadopsis rufescens	NT	resident	2000	present	A1, A2, A3
African Forest-flycatcher Fraseria ocreata	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Orange-breasted Forest-robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Buff-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra adelberti	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Western Bluebill Spermophaga haematina	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-breasted Nigrita Nigrita fusconotus	LC	resident	2000	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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - small-holder plantations	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - intentional use: subsistence/small scale	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	excess energy - noise pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	garbage & solid waste	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest	Montane forest - mixed	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

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IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Montane forest - mixed	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
other	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mount Afadjato - Agumatsa Range forest. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/01/2023.