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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
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	non-breeding	1996	500-1,000 individuals	A4i
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	non-breeding	-	4,500 individuals	A4i

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		63
Wetlands (inland)		20
Shrubland		11
Forest		4

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dankunku wetlands (Gambia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dankunku-wetlands-iba-gambia on 23/11/2024.