Cantanhez forests (Guinea-Bissau) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Cantanhez forests

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2019 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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	1,777-1,815 individuals	B3a
Black-throated Coucal Centropus leucogaster	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Green Turaco Tauraco persa	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	846-1,002 individuals	A4, B3a
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	winter	2014-2017	425-427 individuals	B1a
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter	2014-2017	256-453 individuals	B1a
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	2014-2017	4,342-6,359 individuals	B1a, B3a
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	winter	2014-2017	1,402-2,093 individuals	B1a
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	VU	winter	2014-2017	3,201-4,355 individuals	B1a
Sanderling Calidris alba	LC	winter	2014-2017	1,341-1,813 individuals	B3a
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	winter	2014-2017	142-262 individuals	B3a
Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	257-302 individuals	B3a
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	winter	2014-2017	402-468 individuals	B3a
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	winter	2014-2017	402-445 individuals	B3a
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	33-61 individuals	B3a
West African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros semifasciatus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Yellow-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna elata	VU	resident	1997	present	A1, A3
White-bellied Kingfisher Corythornis leucogaster	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Little Green Woodpecker Campethera maculosa	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Western Nicator Nicator chloris	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Grey-headed Bristlebill Bleda canicapillus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Spotted Greenbul Ixonotus guttatus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Swamp Palm Bulbul Thescelocichla leucopleura	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Simple Greenbul Chlorocichla simplex	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Western Bearded Greenbul Criniger barbatus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Yellow-chinned Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Vinaceous Firefinch Lagonosticta vinacea	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Grey-headed Oliveback Delacourella capistrata	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Chestnut-breasted Nigrita Nigrita bicolor	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2014-2017	21,636-27,643 individuals	B3b

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2019) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1980	Cantanhez Forest	Hunting Reserve	77

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		67
Unknown		21
Artificial/Terrestrial		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-

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 23/11/2024.