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Site description (2001 baseline):
Site location and context
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.
See Box and Table 3 for key species. The area has yet to be adequately surveyed.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The reserve was gazetted in 1944. Threats include collection of wood for fuel and construction, and clearance for agriculture.
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.
