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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
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
White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Green Turaco Tauraco persa	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Vermiculated Fishing-owl Scotopelia bouvieri	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
West African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros semifasciatus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Western Piping Hornbill Bycanistes fistulator	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Rosy Bee-eater Merops malimbicus	LC	breeding	1999	unknown	A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus	EN	resident	1999	present	A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Western Nicator Nicator chloris	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Green Crombec Sylvietta virens	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Fanti Saw-wing Psalidoprocne obscura	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Leaf-love Pyrrhurus scandens	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-browed Forest-flycatcher Fraseria cinerascens	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Mouse-brown Sunbird Anthreptes gabonicus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Buff-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra adelberti	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-weaver Plocepasser superciliosus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Grey Firefinch Lagonosticta nigricollis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Exclamatory Paradise-whydah Vidua interjecta	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident	1999	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

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Shrubland		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Sunvit Farm	Private Reserve	0	is identical to site	13,200

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

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sunvit Farm. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/03/2023.