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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2001

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster	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 Corvinella corvina	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Yellow Penduline-tit Anthoscopus parvulus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Eremomela pusilla	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Rufous Cisticola Cisticola rufus	LC	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-weaver Plocepasser superciliosus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Lagonosticta larvata	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Yellow-winged Pytilia Pytilia hypogrammica	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Pytilia phoenicoptera	NR	resident	2000	present	A3
Lavender Waxbill Estrilda coerulescens	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-headed Oliveback Nesocharis capistrata	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3

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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Mole	National Park	484,040	protected area contains site	484,000

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland		-
Forest		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mole National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/01/2020.