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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 ('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 (2004–2005)	present	A3
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba iriditorques	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Blue-headed Wood-dove Turtur brehmeri	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
White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra	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
White-crested Tiger-heron Tigriornis leucolopha	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Fraser's Eagle-owl Bubo poensis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Congo Serpent-eagle Dryotriorchis spectabilis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Cassin's Hawk-eagle Aquila africana	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Red-legged Sparrowhawk Accipiter erythropus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
West African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros semifasciatus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Western Piping Hornbill Bycanistes fistulator	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Western Long-tailed Hornbill Horizocerus albocristatus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Togo Yellow-billed Barbet Trachylaemus togoensis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Spotted Honeyguide Indicator maculatus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Fire-bellied Woodpecker Dendropicos pyrrhogaster	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Melancholy Woodpecker Dendropicos lugubris	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Black-winged Oriole Oriolus nigripennis	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 Nicator Nicator chloris	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Green Crombec Sylvietta virens	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
Sharpe's Apalis Apalis sharpii	NT	resident (2004–2005)	present	A2, A3
Yellow-browed Camaroptera Camaroptera superciliaris	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Fanti Saw-wing Psalidoprocne obscura	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
Simple Greenbul Chlorocichla simplex	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
Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Baumann's Greenbul Phyllastrephus baumanni	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
White-throated Greenbul Phyllastrephus albigularis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Icterine Greenbul Phyllastrephus icterinus	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
Finsch's Flycatcher-thrush Stizorhina finschi	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
White-tailed Alethe Alethe diademata	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
White-browed Forest-flycatcher Fraseria cinerascens	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
African Forest-flycatcher Fraseria ocreata	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
Fraser's Sunbird Deleornis fraseri	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Yellow-chinned Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Buff-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra adelberti	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Chestnut-and-black Weaver Ploceus castaneofuscus	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
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Yellow-winged Pytilia Pytilia hypogrammica	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
White-breasted Nigrita Nigrita fusconotus	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Chestnut-breasted Nigrita Nigrita bicolor	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Pale-fronted Nigrita Nigrita luteifrons	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Togo Paradise-whydah Vidua togoensis	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident (2004–2005)	present	A3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kyabobo National Park (Ghana). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kyabobo-national-park-iba-ghana on 22/12/2024.