Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2019
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor | NT | non-breeding | 2014-2017 | 101-175 individuals | B1a |
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus | NT | winter | 2014-2017 | 182-370 individuals | B1a |
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | winter | 2014-2017 | 17-30 individuals | B1a |
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica | NT | winter | 2014-2017 | 228-399 individuals | B1a |
Red Knot Calidris canutus | NT | winter | 2014-2017 | 178-256 individuals | B1a |
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea | NT | winter | 2014-2017 | 1,185-1,646 individuals | B1a |
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia | LC | non-breeding | 2014-2017 | 275-370 individuals | B3a |
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
Turati's Boubou Laniarius turatii | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
Lavender Waxbill Estrilda coerulescens | LC | resident | 1997 | 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.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Rio Cacheu Mangroves | Natural Park | 88,615 | protected area overlaps with site | 54,000 |
Parc Naturel des Mangroves du Fleuve Cacheu (PNTC) | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 88,615 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | - | |
Savanna | - | |
Forest | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Rio Cacheu. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 17/05/2022.