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'):The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2001).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2018 | very unfavourable | very high | low |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | habitat | medium |
State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | ||||||
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Scientific name | Common name | Reference population | Actual population | Units | % of population remaining | Result |
Ceratogymna elata | Yellow-casqued Hornbill | 21 | 21 | individuals | 100 | not assessed |
Picathartes gymnocephalus | White-necked Rockfowl | 10 | 4 | individuals | 40 | unfavourable |
Bleda eximius | Green-tailed Bristlebill | 8 | 8 | individuals | 100 | not assessed |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
Forest | Lowland forest - mixed moist evgn & semi-evgn | 0 | 0 | poor (40-69%) | poor (40-69%) | very unfavourable |
Forest | Lowland forest - riparian | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | moderate (70-90%) | unfavourable |
Forest | Mid-altitude forest - transitional | 0 | 0 | moderate (70-90%) | moderate (70-90%) | unfavourable |
Savanna | Bushland & thicket - deciduous | 0 | 0 | poor (40-69%) | moderate (70-90%) | very unfavourable |
Wetlands (inland) | Rivers & streams | 0 | 0 | poor (40-69%) | poor (40-69%) | very unfavourable |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
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Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - shifting agriculture | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Biological resource use | gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target) | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | very high |
Biological resource use | logging & wood harvesting - intentional use: subsistence/small scale | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
Climate change and severe weather | storms and floods | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Human intrusions and disturbance | work and other activities | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
Natural system modifications | fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Pollution | domestic & urban waste water - type unknown/unrecorded | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Pollution | garbage & solid waste | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Residential and commercial development | housing and urban areas | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other 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 |
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Western Area Peninsula Forest | National Park | 18,337 | protected area overlaps with site | 17,688 |
Western Area | No or Non - Hunting Forest Reserve | 17,688 | is identical to site | 17,688 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Savanna | Bushland & thicket - deciduous, Bushland & thicket - montane, Wooded grassland | - |
Grassland | Grassland - edaphic, dry | - |
Forest | Mid-altitude forest - transitional, Lowland forest - mixed moist evgn & semi-evgn, Lowland forest - riparian, Mangrove, Montane forest - mixed | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Rivers & streams, Freshwater lakes and pools, Permanent herbaceous swamps and bogs | - |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Inselbergs, kopjes & inland cliffs, Scree, boulders & bare rock | - |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
hunting | - |
military | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Western Area Peninsula Forest National Park. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/western-area-peninsula-forest-national-park-iba-sierra-leone on 07/12/2023.