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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Mali Firefinch Lagonosticta virata	LC	resident	1997	present	A1, A2, A3
Vinaceous Firefinch Lagonosticta vinacea	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Grey-headed Oliveback Delacourella capistrata	LC	resident	1997	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2002	Parc National Kouroufing	Parc National	33
2002	Sanctuaire des Chimpanzés du Bafing	Sanctuaire des Chimpanzés	6

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland		59
Forest		38
Wetlands (inland)		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bafing (Mali). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bafing-iba-mali on 22/11/2024.