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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Adamawa Turtle-dove Streptopelia hypopyrrha	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Yellow Penduline-tit Anthoscopus parvulus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Sun Lark Galerida modesta	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda coerulescens	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Grey-headed Oliveback Delacourella capistrata	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

State (condition of the key species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Shrubland	-	moderate (70–90%)	very unfavourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Most of site (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A manage­ment plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Nguru/Adiani Wetlands	Game Reserve (IV)	-
1969	Falgore (Kogin Kano)	Game Reserve (IV)	31
1972	Lame-Burra	Game Reserve (IV)	69

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	76
Shrubland	22

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Falgore and Lame Burra Game Reserves (Nigeria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/falgore-and-lame-burra-game-reserves-iba-nigeria on 13/01/2025.