GH027
Gambaga Scarp (East) Forest Reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea LC resident 2000 present A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius LC resident 2000 present A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus LC resident 2000 present A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus LC resident 2000 present A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla LC resident 2000 present A3
Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae LC breeding 2000 unknown A3
Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus LC resident 2000 present A3
Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini LC resident 2000 present A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata LC resident 2000 present A3

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2001).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Red Volta West Forest Reserve 26,159 protected area overlaps with site 0
Red Volta East Forest Reserve 21,760 protected area overlaps with site 0
Morago West Forest Reserve 3,976 protected area overlaps with site 0
Marago River Forest Reserve 8,806 protected area overlaps with site 0
Gambaga West I Forest Reserve 11,500 protected area overlaps with site 0
Gambaga East Forest Reserve 12,753 protected area overlaps with site 12,753

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
forestry -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gambaga Scarp (East) Forest Reserve. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gambaga-scarp-(east)-forest-reserve-iba-ghana on 19/03/2024.