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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
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs	NT	resident (1997)	present	A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Sahelian Woodpecker Dendropicos elachus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Yellow Penduline-tit Anthoscopus parvulus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Sun Lark Galerida modesta	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae	LC	breeding (1997)	present	A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2001) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	77
Artificial/Terrestrial	21
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	1

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Falaise de Bandiagara (Mali). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/falaise-de-bandiagara-iba-mali on 22/12/2024.