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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Ahanta Spurfowl Pternistis ahantensis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Black-throated Coucal Centropus leucogaster	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Nkulengu Rail Himantornis haematopus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Green Turaco Tauraco persa	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Congo Serpent-eagle Dryotriorchis spectabilis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
West African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros semifasciatus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Western Long-tailed Hornbill Horizocerus albocristatus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Rosy Bee-eater Merops malimbicus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Red-cheeked Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia blissetti	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
West African Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia hormophora	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Western Crested-flycatcher Trochocercus nitens	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Western Nicator Nicator chloris	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Green Crombec Sylvietta virens	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Kemp's Longbill Macrosphenus kempi	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Grey Longbill Macrosphenus concolor	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Grey-headed Bristlebill Bleda canicapillus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Swamp Palm Bulbul Thescelocichla leucopleura	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Grey Greenbul Eurillas gracilis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Plain Greenbul Eurillas curvirostris	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
White-throated Greenbul Phyllastrephus albigularis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Leaf-love Pyrrhurus scandens	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Green Hylia Hylia prasina	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Puvel's Illadopsis Illadopsis puveli	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Black-crowned Capuchin Babbler Phyllanthus rubiginosus	NT	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
White-tailed Alethe Alethe diademata	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Blue-shouldered Robin-chat Cossypha cyanocampter	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Orange-breasted Forest-robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Blue-billed Malimbe Malimbus nitens	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kalakpa Resource Reserve (Ghana). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kalakpa-resource-reserve-iba-ghana on 12/01/2025.