NE005
Ayorou


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
Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos LC non-breeding (1995) 7,854 birds A4i

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland 40
Wetlands (inland) 39
Shrubland 20

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ayorou (Niger). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ayorou-iba-niger on 06/12/2024.