Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-faced Whistling-duck Dendrocygna viduata | LC | non-breeding | 2000 | 53,050 individuals | A4i |
| Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor | LC | non-breeding | 2000 | 7,200 individuals | A4i |
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | non-breeding | 2000 | 1,650 individuals | A4i |
| Little Egret Egretta garzetta | LC | non-breeding | 2000 | 7,200 individuals | A4i |
| Western Reef-egret Egretta gularis | LC | non-breeding | 2000 | 1,400 individuals | A4i |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | winter | 2000 | 1,560 individuals | A4i |
| Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | non-breeding | 2000 | 12,100 individuals | A4i |
| Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula | LC | winter | 2000 | 5,950 individuals | A4i |
| Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius | LC | non-breeding | 2000 | 1,800 individuals | A4i |
| Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea | NT | winter | 2000 | 28,800 individuals | A4i |
| Little Stint Calidris minuta | LC | winter | 2000 | 18,400 individuals | A4i |
| Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus | LC | winter | 2000 | 12,600 individuals | A4i |
| Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia | LC | winter | 2000 | 6,900 individuals | A4i |
| Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis | LC | winter | 2000 | 1,750 individuals | A4i |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | winter | 2000 | 1,000 individuals | A4i |
| Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia | LC | non-breeding | 2000 | 440 individuals | A4i |
| Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida | LC | winter | 2000 | 1,000 individuals | A4i |
| Black Tern Chlidonias niger | LC | winter | 2000 | 3,350 individuals | A4i |
| Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica | LC | winter | 2000 | 450 individuals | A4i |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | winter | 2000 | 1,900 individuals | A4i |
| Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | LC | non-breeding | 2000 | 1,270 individuals | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | non-breeding | 2008 | 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).
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2022 | not assessed | very high | medium |
| Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | good | |
| 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 - small-holder farming | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
| Biological resource use | fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - intentional use: subsistence/sml scale | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target) | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | recreational activities | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Pollution | domestic & urban waste water - run-off | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Residential and commercial development | housing and urban areas | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Transportation and service corridors | roads and railroads | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | medium |
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anlo-Keta lagoon complex | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 127,780 | protected area contained by site | 53,000 |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
| other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Keta Lagoon Ramsar Site. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/keta-lagoon-ramsar-site-iba-ghana on 05/10/2023.
