GW004
Lagoas de Cufada


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
African Pygmy-goose Nettapus auritus LC non-breeding (2014–2017) 192–292 birds 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 birds B3a
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica NT winter (2014–2017) 62 birds B1a
Red Knot Calidris canutus NT winter (2014–2017) 36 birds B1a
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea VU winter (2014–2017) 85 birds B1a
Red-legged Sparrowhawk Accipiter erythropus 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
Western Long-tailed Hornbill Horizocerus albocristatus 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
Little Green Woodpecker Campethera maculosa LC resident (1997) present A3
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus LC resident (1997) present A3
Melancholy Woodpecker Dendropicos lugubris 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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2001 not assessed high not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

Habitats

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

Land use

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


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 23/12/2024.