NG020
Amurum woodlands (Taboru)


IBA Justification

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger 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
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
Emin's Shrike Lanius gubernator 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
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps LC resident (1999) present A3
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii LC resident (1999) present A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus LC resident (1999) present A3
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus 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
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara LC resident (1999) present A3
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta 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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2019 good medium high
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Shrubland good (>90%) good (>90%) good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation 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

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Shrubland major (>10) Scrub - woodland

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -


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 23/12/2024.