• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

Site description (2001 baseline)
The proposed Cantanhez (Canthenthês) Forests National Park is situated in the south-east of the country, on the international border with the Republic of Guinea. The site includes river flood-plains and mangroves on the northern and western banks of the upper reaches of the Rio Cacine and areas of savanna and forest extending inland as far as the village of Cumbijã, thence south-east to the frontier. It includes the best remaining example of semi-humid forest in the country. The forest is dominated by Afzelia africana, Alstonia congensis, Antiaris africana, Ceiba pentandra, Dialium guineense, Ficus spp. and Parinari excelsa. Rainfall is restricted to May–November and does not usually exceed 2,600 mm per annum.

Key biodiversity
See Box and Table 2 for key species. The area has yet to be properly surveyed.

Non-bird biodiversity: Primates include Pan troglodytes (EN), Procolobus badius (LR/nt), Colobus polykomos (LR/nt) and Papio papio (LR/nt). Trichechus senegalensis (VU) has been recorded from the upper reaches of the Rio Cacine.

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cantanhez forests (Guinea-Bissau). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cantanhez-forests-iba-guinea-bissau on 23/12/2024.