Data Zone
Country/territory: Nigeria
IBA criteria met: A3 (2001)
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Area: 300 hectares (3.00 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2019 | good | medium | high |
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Site description (2001 baseline)
The Amurum woodlands are located 15 km north-east of Jos and comprise a small area of granitic outcrops in dry scrub savanna, interspersed with gallery forests, patches of grassland and cultivated farmlands on the Jos Plateau. Common tree species include Danielia oliveri, Parkia biglobosa, Lophira lanceolata, Khaya senegalensis, Vitex doniana, Piliostigma thonningii and Ficus spp. Average annual rainfall is around 1,400 mm.
Key biodiversity
See Box and Table 3 for key species. In addition, the site also holds the recently described, and apparently nationally endemic, Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis and its brood-parasite Vidua maryae, which may also prove to be both globally threatened and of restricted-range. Gallinago media may occur as it has been recorded from other parts of the Jos Plateau on migration. Motacilla flava winters in large numbers in the area.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Amurum woodlands (Taboru) (Nigeria). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/amurum-woodlands-(taboru)-iba-nigeria on 22/12/2024.