NG010
Cross River National Park (Okwangwo Division) and Mbe Mountains


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
Forest Francolin Peliperdix lathami LC resident (1999) present A3
Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta LC resident (1999) present A3
Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini LC resident (1999) present A3
Cassin's Spinetail Neafrapus cassini LC resident (1999) present A3
Bates's Swift Apus batesi LC resident (1999) present A3
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi LC resident (1999) present A3
White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra LC resident (1999) present A3
Green Turaco Tauraco persa LC resident (1999) present A3
Yellow-billed Turaco Tauraco macrorhynchus LC resident (1999) present A3
White-crested Tiger-heron Tigriornis leucolopha LC resident (1999) present A3
Congo Serpent-eagle Dryotriorchis spectabilis LC resident (1999) present A3
Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk Accipiter castanilius LC resident (1999) present A3
Long-tailed Hawk Urotriorchis macrourus LC resident (1999) present A3
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill Lophoceros camurus LC resident (1999) present A3
Eastern Dwarf Hornbill Horizocerus granti LC resident (1999) present A3
Congo Pied Hornbill Lophoceros fasciatus LC resident (1999) present A3
White-thighed Hornbill Bycanistes albotibialis LC resident (1999) present A3
Eastern Piping Hornbill Bycanistes sharpii LC resident (1999) present A3
Eastern Long-tailed Hornbill Horizocerus cassini LC resident (1999) present A3
Black Bee-eater Merops gularis LC resident (1999) present A3
Blue-moustached Bee-eater Merops mentalis NT resident (1999) present A3
White-bellied Kingfisher Corythornis leucogaster LC resident (1999) present A3
Eastern Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui LC resident (1999) present A3
Bristle-nosed Barbet Gymnobucco peli LC resident (1999) present A3
Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus LC resident (1999) present A3
Red-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus atroflavus LC resident (1999) present A3
Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta LC resident (1999) present A3
Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet Trachylaemus purpuratus LC resident (1999) present A3
Naked-faced Barbet Gymnobucco calvus LC resident (1999) present A3
Spotted Honeyguide Indicator maculatus LC resident (1999) present A3
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus LC resident (1999) present A3
Fire-bellied Woodpecker Dendropicos pyrrhogaster LC resident (1999) present A3
Gabon Woodpecker Dendropicos gabonensis LC resident (1999) present A3
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus EN resident (1999) present A3
Rufous-sided Broadbill Smithornis rufolateralis LC resident (1999) present A3
Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus LC resident (1999) present A3
Blue Cuckooshrike Cyanograucalus azureus LC resident (1999) present A3
Red-cheeked Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia blissetti LC resident (1999) present A3
Chestnut Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia castanea LC resident (1999) present A3
Lowland Sooty Boubou Laniarius leucorhynchus LC resident (1999) present A3
Shining Drongo Dicrurus atripennis LC resident (1999) present A3
Western Crested-flycatcher Trochocercus nitens LC resident (1999) present A3
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer LC resident (1999) present A3
Grey-necked Rockfowl Picathartes oreas NT resident (1999) present A1, A2, A3
Violet-backed Hyliota Hyliota violacea LC resident (1999) present A3
Dusky Crested-flycatcher Elminia nigromitrata LC resident (1999) present A3
Green Crombec Sylvietta virens LC resident (1999) present A3
Yellow Longbill Macrosphenus flavicans LC resident (1999) present A3
Kemp's Longbill Macrosphenus kempi LC resident (1999) present A3
Grey Longbill Macrosphenus concolor LC resident (1999) present A3
Black-capped Apalis Apalis nigriceps LC resident (1999) present A3
Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis LC resident (1999) present A3
Yellow-browed Camaroptera Camaroptera superciliaris LC resident (1999) present A3
Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota LC resident (1999) present A3
Square-tailed Saw-wing Psalidoprocne nitens LC resident (1999) present A3
Golden Greenbul Calyptocichla serinus LC resident (1999) present A3
Red-tailed Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus LC resident (1999) present A3
Grey-headed Bristlebill Bleda canicapillus LC resident (1999) present A3
Yellow-lored Bristlebill Bleda notatus LC resident (1999) present A3
Spotted Greenbul Ixonotus guttatus LC resident (1999) present A3
Swamp Palm Bulbul Thescelocichla leucopleura LC resident (1999) present A3
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator LC resident (1999) present A3
Grey Greenbul Eurillas gracilis LC resident (1999) present A3
Ansorge's Greenbul Eurillas ansorgei LC resident (1999) present A3
Plain Greenbul Eurillas curvirostris LC resident (1999) unknown A3
Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus LC resident (1999) present A3
Icterine Greenbul Phyllastrephus icterinus LC resident (1999) present A3
Chestnut-capped Flycatcher Erythrocercus mccallii LC resident (1999) present A3
Green Hylia Hylia prasina LC resident (1999) present A3
Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens LC resident (1999) present A3
Narrow-tailed Starling Poeoptera lugubris LC resident (1999) present A3
Fire-crested Alethe Alethe castanea LC resident (1999) present A3
Yellow-footed Flycatcher Muscicapa sethsmithi LC resident (1999) present A3
Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini LC resident (1999) present A3
Sooty Flycatcher Artomyias fuliginosa LC resident (1999) present A3
White-browed Forest-flycatcher Fraseria cinerascens LC resident (1999) present A3
Orange-breasted Forest-robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax LC resident (1999) present A3
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema LC resident (1999) present A3
Buff-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra adelberti LC resident (1999) present A3
Yellow-mantled Weaver Ploceus tricolor LC resident (1999) present A3
Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus LC resident (1999) present A3
Red-vented Malimbe Malimbus scutatus LC resident (1999) present A3
Blue-billed Malimbe Malimbus nitens LC resident (1999) present A3
Crested Malimbe Malimbus malimbicus LC resident (1999) present A3
Western Bluebill Spermophaga haematina LC resident (1999) present A3
White-breasted Nigrita Nigrita fusconotus LC resident (1999) 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 (2019) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2019 poor medium medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest moderate (70–90%) moderate (70–90%) poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification 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 A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity medium

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1991 Cross River National Park (II) 97

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 92
Unknown 4
Artificial/Terrestrial 2

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cross River National Park (Okwangwo Division) and Mbe Mountains (Nigeria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cross-river-national-park-(okwangwo-division)-and-mbe-mountains-iba-nigeria on 23/12/2024.