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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
African Collared-dove Streptopelia roseogrisea	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs	NT	resident (2000)	present	A3
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus	LC	non-breeding (-)	2,000 birds	A4i
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	non-breeding (-)	4,000 birds	A4i
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	winter (-)	common	A1
River Prinia Prinia fluviatilis	LC	resident (2000)	unknown	A3
Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1972	Kalamaloué	National Park (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Woodland - mixed
Grassland	-	Grassland - Semi-desert
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers & streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kalamaloué National Park (Cameroon). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kalamaloué-national-park-iba-cameroon on 23/12/2024.