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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
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Willcocks's Honeyguide Indicator willcocksi	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
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Yellow Penduline-tit Anthoscopus parvulus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Rufous Cisticola Cisticola rufus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae	LC	breeding (2004–2005)	rare	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
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus	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
Grey Firefinch Lagonosticta nigricollis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Yellow-winged Pytilia Pytilia hypogrammica	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda coerulescens	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Togo Paradise-whydah Vidua togoensis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Exclamatory Paradise-whydah Vidua interjecta	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2021) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1975	Gbele	Game Production Reserve (VI)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Woodland - transition

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gbele Resource Reserve (Ghana). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gbele-resource-reserve-iba-ghana on 23/12/2024.