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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 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
Ahanta Spurfowl Pternistis ahantensis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Black-throated Coucal Centropus leucogaster	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami	NT	resident (2004–2005)	present	A1
Green Turaco Tauraco persa	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
West African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros semifasciatus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Western Piping Hornbill Bycanistes fistulator	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Western Long-tailed Hornbill Horizocerus albocristatus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Sun Lark Galerida modesta	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Western Nicator Nicator chloris	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Green Crombec Sylvietta virens	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Rufous Cisticola Cisticola rufus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Grey-headed Bristlebill Bleda canicapillus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Baumann's Greenbul Phyllastrephus baumanni	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
White-throated Greenbul Phyllastrephus albigularis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Leaf-love Pyrrhurus scandens	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Green Hylia Hylia prasina	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Puvel's Illadopsis Illadopsis puveli	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Black-crowned Capuchin Babbler Phyllanthus rubiginosus	NT	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Blue-shouldered Robin-chat Cossypha cyanocampter	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Pale-fronted Nigrita Nigrita luteifrons	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1971	Digya	National Park (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)
Savanna	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Digya National Park (Ghana). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/digya-national-park-iba-ghana on 23/12/2024.