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Bénoué National Park


IBA Justification

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
Adamawa Turtle-dove Streptopelia hypopyrrha LC resident (2000) present A3
White-crested Turaco Tauraco leucolophus LC resident (2000) present A3
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea LC resident (2000) present A3
Brown-chested Lapwing Vanellus superciliosus LC breeding (2000) present A3
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki LC resident (2000) present A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster LC resident (2000) present A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius LC resident (2000) present A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus LC resident (2000) present A3
Emin's Shrike Lanius gubernator LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus LC resident (2000) present A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow Penduline-tit Anthoscopus parvulus LC resident (2000) present A3
Sun Lark Galerida modesta LC resident (2000) present A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla LC resident (2000) present A3
Red-winged Grey Warbler Drymocichla incana LC resident (2000) present A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps LC resident (2000) present A3
Dorst's Cisticola Cisticola guinea LC resident (2000) present A3
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii LC resident (2000) present A3
White-collared Starling Grafisia torquata LC resident (2000) rare A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus LC resident (2000) present A3
Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus LC resident (2000) present A3
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus LC resident (2000) present A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons LC resident (2000) present A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus LC resident (2000) present A3
Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara LC resident (2000) present A3
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey Firefinch Lagonosticta nigricollis LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow-winged Pytilia Pytilia hypogrammica LC resident (2000) present A3
Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda coerulescens LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey-headed Oliveback Delacourella capistrata LC resident (2000) present A3
Exclamatory Paradise-whydah Vidua interjecta LC resident (2000) present A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata LC resident (2000) present A3
Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis LC resident (2000) present A3

IBA Conservation

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 not assessed
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 likely in short term (<4 years) some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Natural system modifications happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low
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
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1968 Bénoué Parc national (II) 93
1981 Benoué UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Woodland - transition
Savanna - Wooded grassland

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bénoué National Park (Cameroon). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bénoué-national-park-iba-cameroon on 23/12/2024.