Data Zone
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:Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2001) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2001 | not assessed | medium | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | - | |
| 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 |
| Biological resource use | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | Not assessed | Not assessed | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Bamingui-Bangoran | National Park (II) | 56 |
| 1940 | Gribingui-Bamingui | Faunal Reserve (IV) | 25 |
| 1940 | Koukourou-Bamingui | Faunal Reserve (IV) | 6 |
| 1960 | Vassako-Bolo | Strict Nature Reserve (Ia) | 5 |
| 1979 | Bamingui-Bangoran Conservation Area | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) | 82 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 80 | |
| Shrubland | 19 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bamingui-Bangoran National Park complex (Central African Republic). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bamingui-bangoran-national-park-complex-iba-central-african-republic on 23/12/2024.