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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2019

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	1,291-2,515 individuals	B3a
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	winter	2014-2017	17-25 individuals	B3a
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	winter	2014-2017	289-426 individuals	B3a
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	4,717-7,536 individuals	B3a
Western Reef-egret Egretta gularis	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	3,089-4,663 individuals	A4, B3a
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	707-1,292 individuals	A4, B3a
Long-tailed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	1,786-2,703 individuals	B3a
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	3,129-9,208 individuals	B3a
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	winter	2014-2017	717-927 individuals	B1a
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	LC	winter	2014-2017	4,191-5,322 individuals	B3a
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	winter	2014-2017	1,127-1,447 individuals	B3a
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter	2014-2017	187-288 individuals	B1a
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	2014-2017	3,073-3,553 individuals	B1a
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	2014-2017	130 individuals	B1a
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	winter	2014-2017	64-80 individuals	B1a
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	NT	winter	2014-2017	1,857-2,211 individuals	B1a
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	1,188-1,950 individuals	B3a
Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	573-969 individuals	B3a
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	705-978 individuals	B3a
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus	CR	resident	2014-2017	2 individuals	A1
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos	EN	resident	2014-2017	2 individuals	A1
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-weaver Plocepasser superciliosus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Lavender Waxbill Estrilda coerulescens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2014-2017	39,928-42,516 individuals	B3b

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	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

For more information about IBA monitoring please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Réserve Naturelle Communautaire de Palmarin	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	10,430	protected area overlaps with site	0
Foret de Wélor	Forest Reserve	4,751	protected area contained by site	0
Foret de Sangako	Forest Reserve	2,491	protected area overlaps with site	0
Foret de Fathala	Forest Reserve	7,262	protected area overlaps with site	0
Delta du Saloum	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	73,000	protected area overlaps with site	73,000
Delta du Saloum	National Park	59,934	protected area overlaps with site	59,934
Delta du Saloum	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	180,000	protected area overlaps with site	180,000

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Marine Neritic		-
Shrubland		-
Grassland		-
Forest	Mangrove	-
Marine Intertidal		-
Wetlands (inland)	Estuarine waters, Saltpans	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
other	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Delta du Saloum. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/06/2022.