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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	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Ahanta Francolin Pternistis ahantensis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Hartlaub's Duck Pteronetta hartlaubii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Blue-headed Wood-dove Turtur brehmeri	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-throated Coucal Centropus leucogaster	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Green Turaco Tauraco persa	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-legged Sparrowhawk Accipiter erythropus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Long-tailed Hawk Urotriorchis macrourus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Eastern Long-tailed Hornbill Horizocerus cassini	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
West African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros semifasciatus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Rosy Bee-eater Merops malimbicus	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Togo Yellow-billed Barbet Trachylaemus togoensis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Naked-faced Barbet Gymnobucco calvus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Bristle-nosed Barbet Gymnobucco peli	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Lyre-tailed Honeyguide Melichneutes robustus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Melancholy Woodpecker Dendropicos lugubris	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Fire-bellied Woodpecker Dendropicos pyrrhogaster	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-winged Oriole Oriolus nigripennis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Blue Cuckooshrike Cyanograucalus azureus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-billed Helmetshrike Prionops caniceps	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-cheeked Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia blissetti	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Chestnut Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia castanea	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Fiery-breasted Bush-shrike Malaconotus cruentus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Sabine's Puffback Dryoscopus sabini	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Western Crested-flycatcher Trochocercus nitens	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Western Nicator Nicator chloris	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Green Crombec Sylvietta virens	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Yellow-browed Camaroptera Camaroptera superciliaris	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Chattering Cisticola Cisticola anonymus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Grey-headed Bristlebill Bleda canicapillus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Spotted Greenbul Ixonotus guttatus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Swamp Palm Bulbul Thescelocichla leucopleura	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Simple Greenbul Chlorocichla simplex	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Plain Greenbul Eurillas curvirostris	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Western Bearded Greenbul Criniger barbatus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-bearded Greenbul Criniger ndussumensis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Baumann's Greenbul Phyllastrephus baumanni	LC	resident	1999	present	A1, A3
White-throated Greenbul Phyllastrephus albigularis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Icterine Greenbul Phyllastrephus icterinus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Leaf-love Pyrrhurus scandens	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Green Hylia Hylia prasina	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-crowned Capuchin Babbler Phyllanthus rubiginosus	NT	resident	1999	present	A3
Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathus fulgidus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Dusky-blue Flycatcher Bradornis comitatus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Tessmann's Flycatcher Fraseria tessmanni	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Orange-breasted Forest-robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Buff-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra adelberti	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Yellow-mantled Weaver Ploceus tricolor	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Chestnut-and-black Weaver Ploceus castaneofuscus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-vented Malimbe Malimbus scutatus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Ibadan Malimbe Malimbus ibadanensis	EN	resident	2000	present	A1, A2, A3
Blue-billed Malimbe Malimbus nitens	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Crested Malimbe Malimbus malimbicus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Western Bluebill Spermophaga haematina	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Chestnut-breasted Nigrita Nigrita bicolor	LC	resident	1999	present	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2001).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Phyllastrephus baumanni	Baumann's Greenbul	3	0	mature individuals	0	very unfavourable
Malimbus ibadanensis	Ibadan Malimbe	3	0	breeding pairs	0	very unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)		0	0	-	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	marine and freshwater aquaculture - subsistence/artisinal aquaculture	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - agro-industry plantations	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - intentional use: subsistence/sml scale	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	problematic native species/diseases - named species	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - abstraction of ground water (agricultural use)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - dams (size unknown)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - herbicides and pesticides	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	garbage & solid waste	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Ibadan	Forest Reserve	329	is identical to site	150

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: IITA Forest Reserve, Ibadan. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/iita-forest-reserve-ibadan-iba-nigeria on 22/09/2023.