GM013
Birufu - Darsilami area


IBA Justification

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
Adamawa Turtle-dove Streptopelia hypopyrrha LC resident 1998 present A3
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea LC resident 1998 present A3
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki LC resident 1998 present A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster LC resident 1998 present A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius LC resident 1998 present A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus LC resident 1998 present A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus LC resident 1998 present A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer LC resident 1998 present A3
Yellow Penduline-tit Anthoscopus parvulus LC resident 1998 present A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla LC resident 1998 present A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps LC resident 1998 present A3
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii LC resident 1998 present A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus LC resident 1998 present A3
Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus LC resident 1998 present A3
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus LC resident 1998 present A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus LC resident 1998 present A3
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta LC resident 1998 present A3
Vinaceous Firefinch Lagonosticta vinacea LC resident 1998 present A3
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera LC resident 1998 present A3
Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda coerulescens LC resident 1998 present A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes LC resident 1998 present A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata LC resident 1998 present A3

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


Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
other -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Birufu - Darsilami area (Gambia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/birufu--darsilami-area-iba-gambia on 22/11/2024.