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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
Ahanta Spurfowl Pternistis ahantensis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Hartlaub's Duck Pteronetta hartlaubii	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Blue-headed Wood-dove Turtur brehmeri	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Black-throated Coucal Centropus leucogaster	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Green Turaco Tauraco persa	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Red-legged Sparrowhawk Accipiter erythropus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Long-tailed Hawk Urotriorchis macrourus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
West African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros semifasciatus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Eastern Long-tailed Hornbill Horizocerus cassini	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Rosy Bee-eater Merops malimbicus	LC	breeding (1999)	present	A3
Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Bristle-nosed Barbet Gymnobucco peli	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Togo Yellow-billed Barbet Trachylaemus togoensis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Naked-faced Barbet Gymnobucco calvus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Lyre-tailed Honeyguide Melichneutes robustus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Fire-bellied Woodpecker Dendropicos pyrrhogaster	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Melancholy Woodpecker Dendropicos lugubris	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Black-winged Oriole Oriolus nigripennis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Blue Cuckooshrike Cyanograucalus azureus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Red-billed Helmetshrike Prionops caniceps	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Red-cheeked Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia blissetti	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Chestnut Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia castanea	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Fiery-breasted Bushshrike Malaconotus cruentus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Sabine's Puffback Dryoscopus sabini	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Western Crested-flycatcher Trochocercus nitens	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Western Nicator Nicator chloris	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Green Crombec Sylvietta virens	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Yellow-browed Camaroptera Camaroptera superciliaris	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Chattering Cisticola Cisticola anonymus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Grey-headed Bristlebill Bleda canicapillus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Spotted Greenbul Ixonotus guttatus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Swamp Palm Bulbul Thescelocichla leucopleura	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Simple Greenbul Chlorocichla simplex	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Plain Greenbul Eurillas curvirostris	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Western Bearded Greenbul Criniger barbatus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
White-bearded Greenbul Criniger ndussumensis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Baumann's Greenbul Phyllastrephus baumanni	LC	resident (1999)	present	A1, A3
White-throated Greenbul Phyllastrephus albigularis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Icterine Greenbul Phyllastrephus icterinus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Leaf-love Pyrrhurus scandens	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Green Hylia Hylia prasina	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Black-crowned Capuchin Babbler Phyllanthus rubiginosus	NT	resident (1999)	present	A3
Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathus fulgidus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Dusky Blue Flycatcher Bradornis comitatus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Tessmann's Flycatcher Fraseria tessmanni	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Orange-breasted Forest-robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Buff-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra adelberti	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Yellow-mantled Weaver Ploceus tricolor	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Chestnut-and-black Weaver Ploceus castaneofuscus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Red-vented Malimbe Malimbus scutatus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Ibadan Malimbe Malimbus ibadanensis	EN	resident (2000)	present	A1, A2, A3
Blue-billed Malimbe Malimbus nitens	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Crested Malimbe Malimbus malimbicus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Western Bluebill Spermophaga haematina	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Chestnut-breasted Nigrita Nigrita bicolor	LC	resident (1999)	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 (2017) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Baumann's Greenbul Phyllastrephus baumanni	0 / 3 (mature individuals)	0	very poor
Ibadan Malimbe Malimbus ibadanensis	0 / 3 (pairs)	0	very poor

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	-	poor (40–69%)	very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Pollution	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	likely in short term (<4 years)	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
Some of area covered (10–49%)	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	5

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: IITA Forest Reserve, Ibadan (Nigeria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/iita-forest-reserve-ibadan-iba-nigeria on 23/12/2024.