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Kamuku National Park


IBA Justification

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
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea LC resident (1999) present A3
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki LC resident (1999) present A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster LC resident (1999) present A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius LC resident (1999) present A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus LC resident (1999) present A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus LC resident (1999) present A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer LC resident (1999) present A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla LC resident (1999) present A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps LC resident (1999) present A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus LC resident (1999) present A3
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus LC resident (1999) present A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons LC resident (1999) present A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus LC resident (1999) present A3
Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini LC resident (1999) present A3
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara LC resident (1999) present A3
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera LC resident (1999) present A3
Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda coerulescens LC resident (1999) present A3
Grey-headed Oliveback Delacourella capistrata LC resident (1999) present A3
Exclamatory Paradise-whydah Vidua interjecta LC resident (1999) present A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata LC resident (1999) present A3
Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis LC resident (1999) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1999 Kamuku National Park (II) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Shrubland 96
Forest 2

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kamuku National Park (Nigeria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kamuku-national-park-iba-nigeria on 23/12/2024.