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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1985	Badiar	National Park (II)	100
2002	Badiar	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	74
Shrubland	22
Artificial/Terrestrial	3

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Badiar (Guinea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/badiar-iba-guinea on 23/12/2024.