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The site was identified as important in 2019 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
African Pygmy-goose Nettapus auritus	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	192-292 individuals	B3a
Green Turaco Tauraco persa	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	38-68 individuals	B3a
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	2014-2017	62 individuals	B1a
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	winter	2014-2017	36 individuals	B1a
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	VU	winter	2014-2017	85 individuals	B1a
Red-legged Sparrowhawk Accipiter erythropus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Western Long-tailed Hornbill Horizocerus albocristatus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
West African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros semifasciatus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Yellow-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna elata	VU	resident	1997	present	A1, A3
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Western Piping Hornbill Bycanistes fistulator	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
White-bellied Kingfisher Corythornis leucogaster	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Spotted Honeyguide Indicator maculatus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Melancholy Woodpecker Dendropicos lugubris	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Little Green Woodpecker Campethera maculosa	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Turati's Boubou Laniarius turatii	LC	resident	1997	present	A1, A3
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Western Nicator Nicator chloris	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Fanti Saw-wing Psalidoprocne obscura	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Grey-headed Bristlebill Bleda canicapillus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Swamp Palm Bulbul Thescelocichla leucopleura	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Simple Greenbul Chlorocichla simplex	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Leaf-love Pyrrhurus scandens	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Green Hylia Hylia prasina	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Puvel's Illadopsis Illadopsis puveli	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Grey-hooded Capuchin Babbler Phyllanthus atripennis	VU	resident	1997	present	A3
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
White-tailed Alethe Alethe diademata	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Ussher's Flycatcher Artomyias ussheri	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
White-browed Forest-flycatcher Fraseria cinerascens	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Mouse-brown Sunbird Anthreptes gabonicus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Blue-billed Malimbe Malimbus nitens	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Western Bluebill Spermophaga haematina	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Crimson Seedcracker Pyrenestes sanguineus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda coerulescens	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident	1997	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2019) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2019. The most recent assessment (2001) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1990	Lagoa de Cufada	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	44
2000	Lagoas de Cufada	Natural Park	77

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		59
Unknown		25
Artificial/Terrestrial		14

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lagoas de Cufada (Guinea-Bissau). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lagoas-de-cufada-iba-guinea-bissau on 22/11/2024.