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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	1997	present	A3
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba iriditorques	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Black-throated Coucal Centropus leucogaster	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Nkulengu Rail Himantornis haematopus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Green Turaco Tauraco persa	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Red-legged Sparrowhawk Accipiter erythropus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
West African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros semifasciatus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Yellow-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna elata	VU	resident	1997	present	A1, A3
White-bellied Kingfisher Corythornis leucogaster	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Naked-faced Barbet Gymnobucco calvus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Red-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus atroflavus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Fire-bellied Woodpecker Dendropicos pyrrhogaster	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Red-billed Helmetshrike Prionops caniceps	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Red-cheeked Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia blissetti	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
West African Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia hormophora	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Shining Drongo Dicrurus atripennis	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
White-necked Rockfowl Picathartes gymnocephalus	VU	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Western Nicator Nicator chloris	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Grey Longbill Macrosphenus concolor	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Sharpe's Apalis Apalis sharpii	NT	resident	1997	present	A2, A3
Fanti Saw-wing Psalidoprocne obscura	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Grey-headed Bristlebill Bleda canicapillus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Simple Greenbul Chlorocichla simplex	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Ansorge's Greenbul Eurillas ansorgei	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Western Bearded Greenbul Criniger barbatus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Green Hylia Hylia prasina	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Puvel's Illadopsis Illadopsis puveli	LC	resident	1997	unknown	A3
Grey-hooded Capuchin Babbler Phyllanthus atripennis	VU	resident	1997	present	A3
White-tailed Ant-thrush Neocossyphus poensis	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Finsch's Flycatcher-thrush Stizorhina finschi	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
White-tailed Alethe Alethe diademata	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
African Forest-flycatcher Fraseria ocreata	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Lowland Akalat Sheppardia cyornithopsis	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Fraser's Sunbird Deleornis fraseri	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Western Bluebill Spermophaga haematina	LC	resident	1997	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

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Kamalaya (Kounounkan)	Strict Nature Reserve	5,032	is identical to site	5,032

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Unknown		-
Forest		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-
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: Kounounkan. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 28/03/2023.