Data Zone
Country/territory: Guinea
IBA criteria met: A1, A3 (2001)
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Area: 13,400 hectares (134.00 km2)
Site description (2001 baseline)
Grandes Chutes Forest Reserve is situated in the southern Fouta Djalon immediately north of the town of Mambiya, beside the Conakry–Kindia road. The habitat is wooded savanna and grassland and, along the northern boundary of the reserve, a tributary of the River Badi is lined by gallery forest. The terrain is hilly, with some steep slopes and sheer rock-faces.
Key biodiversity
See Box and Table 3 for key species. The area has yet to be adequately surveyed.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Grandes Chutes (Guinea). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/grandes-chutes-iba-guinea on 23/12/2024.