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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
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Yellow Penduline-tit Anthoscopus parvulus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Vinaceous Firefinch Lagonosticta vinacea	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda coerulescens	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
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	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

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
1954	Baoulé	National Park (II)	26
2001	Réserve de Biosphère du Baoulé	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	85
Shrubland	14

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Boucle du Baoulé (Mali). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/boucle-du-baoulé-iba-mali on 23/12/2024.