The site was identified as important in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Species |
Current IUCN Red List Category |
Season |
Year(s) |
Population estimate at site |
IBA criteria met |
White-faced Whistling-duck Dendrocygna viduata |
LC |
non-breeding |
1997 |
58,613 individuals |
A4i |
Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor |
LC |
non-breeding |
1997 |
9,510 individuals |
A4i |
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis |
LC |
non-breeding |
1995 |
7,332 individuals |
A4i |
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca |
NT |
winter |
1988 |
1,594 individuals |
A1, A4i |
Garganey Spatula querquedula |
LC |
winter |
1998 |
147,563 individuals |
A4i |
Northern Pintail Anas acuta |
LC |
winter |
1998 |
34,866 individuals |
A4i |
African Collared-dove Streptopelia roseogrisea |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio |
LC |
non-breeding |
1997 |
261 individuals |
A4i |
Savile's Bustard Lophotis savilei |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus |
LC |
non-breeding |
1997 |
2,447 individuals |
A4i |
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa |
NT |
winter |
1997 |
6,473 individuals |
A4i |
Ruff Calidris pugnax |
LC |
winter |
1996 |
108,381 individuals |
A4i |
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus |
LC |
winter |
1997 |
4,065 individuals |
A4i |
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Yellow-breasted Barbet Trachyphonus margaritatus |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Sahelian Woodpecker Dendropicos elachus |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Yellow Penduline-tit Anthoscopus parvulus |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
unknown |
A3 |
Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Rufous Cisticola Cisticola rufus |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-weaver Plocepasser superciliosus |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Lavender Waxbill Estrilda coerulescens |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
present |
A3 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds |
n/a |
non-breeding |
- |
100,000-499,999 individuals |
A4iii |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2001).
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Protected area (PA) |
PA designation |
PA area (ha) |
Relationship of PA with IBA |
Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
Yamdugu
|
Forest Reserve |
19,850 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Nguru Lake
|
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance |
58,100 |
protected area contained by site |
58,100 |
Hadejia Plantation
|
Forest Reserve |
321 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Gwaiyo
|
Forest Reserve |
10,871 |
protected area contained by site |
0 |
Gogiya
|
Forest Reserve |
465 |
protected area contained by site |
0 |
Forest Reserve Name Unknown (NGA) No.12
|
Forest Reserve |
619 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Dagona Sanctuary Lake
|
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance |
344 |
protected area contained by site |
0 |
Dagona
|
Game Reserve |
70 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Chad Basin
|
National Park |
230,000 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Baturiya Wetlands
|
Game Reserve |
29,700 |
protected area overlaps with site |
29,700 |
Baturiya Wetland
|
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance |
101,095 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Adiani
|
Forest Reserve |
132 |
protected area contained by site |
132 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) |
Habitat detail |
Extent (% of site) |
Artificial/Terrestrial |
Arable land, Farmbush, fallow & ruderal land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves |
- |
Wetlands (inland) |
Artificial wetlands, Ephemeral pools and wetlands, Freshwater lakes and pools, Riverine floodplains, Rivers & streams |
- |
Grassland |
Grassland - edaphic, dry, Grassland - edaphic, wet, Grassland - secondary, Grassland - Semi-desert |
- |
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