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).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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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 | 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.