CI001
Comoe National Park


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
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea LC resident 1999 present A3
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki LC resident 1999 present A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster LC resident 1999 present A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius LC resident 1999 present A3
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex LC resident 1999 unknown A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus LC resident 1999 present A3
Emin's Shrike Lanius gubernator LC resident 1999 present A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus LC resident 1999 present A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer LC resident 1999 unknown A3
Yellow Penduline-tit Anthoscopus parvulus LC resident 1999 unknown A3
Sun Lark Galerida modesta LC resident 1999 present A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla LC resident 1999 present A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps LC resident 1999 present A3
Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps LC resident 1999 unknown A3
Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma LC resident 1999 present A3
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii LC resident 1999 present A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus LC resident 1999 unknown A3
Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus LC resident 1999 unknown A3
Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae LC breeding 1999 present A3
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus LC resident 1999 present A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons LC resident 1999 present A3
Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus LC resident 1999 present A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus LC resident 1999 present A3
Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini LC resident 1999 unknown A3
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara LC resident 1999 present A3
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta LC resident 1999 present A3
Grey Firefinch Lagonosticta nigricollis LC resident 1999 present A3
Yellow-winged Pytilia Pytilia hypogrammica LC resident 1999 present A3
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera LC resident 1999 present A3
Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda coerulescens LC resident 1999 present A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes LC resident 1999 unknown A3
Grey-headed Oliveback Delacourella capistrata LC resident 1999 unknown A3
Togo Paradise-whydah Vidua togoensis LC resident 1999 present A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata LC resident 1999 present A3
Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis LC resident 1999 present A3

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


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 negligible
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
Biological resource use happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Not assessed No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun Not assessed negligible

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1968 Comoe National Park National Park 100
1983 Comoe National Park UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 100
1983 Comoé National Park World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest 89
Shrubland 9
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Comoe National Park (Côte d'Ivoire). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/comoe-national-park-iba-côte-divoire on 22/11/2024.