Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Reef-egret Egretta gularis | LC | non-breeding | - | 540 individuals | A4i |
| Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus | LC | winter | - | 1,170 individuals | A4i |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | winter | - | 3,100 individuals | A4i |
| Black Tern Chlidonias niger | LC | winter | - | 12,700 individuals | A4i |
| Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii | LC | winter | - | 500 individuals | A4i |
| Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | winter | - | 9,240 individuals | A4i |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | winter | - | 6,570 individuals | A4i |
| Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | LC | non-breeding | - | 6,650 individuals | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | non-breeding | - | 20,000-49,999 individuals | A4iii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.
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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Densu delta | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 49 |
| 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 23/11/2024.