The site was identified as important in 2015 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | resident | 2010 | present | A1 |
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus | EN | resident | 2010 | present | A1 |
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus | CR | resident | 2010 | present | A1 |
White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus | CR | resident | 2010 | present | A1 |
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos | EN | resident | 2010 | present | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2015) may differ.
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Savanna | Bushland & thicket - deciduous, Wooded grassland | 55 |
Forest | Woodland - riparian | 24 |
Grassland | Grassland - secondary | 16 |
Other | 4 | |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 1 |
Land use | % of IBA |
---|---|
tourism/recreation | 30 |
agriculture | 10 |
nature conservation and research | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dindefello Natural Reserve (Senegal). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dindefello-natural-reserve-iba-senegal on 23/11/2024.