Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Reef-egret Egretta gularis | LC | non-breeding (-) | 540 birds | A4i |
| Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus | LC | winter (-) | 1,170 birds | A4i |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | winter (-) | 3,100 birds | A4i |
| Black Tern Chlidonias niger | LC | winter (-) | 12,700 birds | A4i |
| Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii | LC | winter (-) | 500 birds | A4i |
| Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | winter (-) | 9,240 birds | A4i |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | winter (-) | 6,570 birds | A4i |
| Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | LC | non-breeding (-) | 6,650 birds | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | non-breeding (-) | 20,000-49,999 birds | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2021) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2021 | not assessed | not assessed | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | good | |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Densu Delta Ramsar Site and vicinity (Ghana). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/densu-delta-ramsar-site-and-vicinity-iba-ghana on 23/12/2024.