SL003
Loma Mountains Non-hunting Forest Reserve


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
Ahanta Spurfowl Pternistis ahantensis LC resident (2000) present A3
Forest Francolin Peliperdix lathami LC resident (2000) present A3
Hartlaub's Duck Pteronetta hartlaubii LC resident (2000) present A3
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba iriditorques LC resident (2000) present A3
Blue-headed Wood-dove Turtur brehmeri LC resident (2000) present A3
Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-throated Coucal Centropus leucogaster LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow-throated Cuckoo Chrysococcyx flavigularis LC resident (2000) present A3
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi LC resident (2000) present A3
White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey-throated Rail Canirallus oculeus LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow-billed Turaco Tauraco macrorhynchus LC resident (2000) present A3
White-crested Tiger-heron Tigriornis leucolopha LC resident (2000) present A3
Akun Eagle-owl Bubo leucostictus LC resident (2000) present A3
Rufous Fishing-owl Scotopelia ussheri VU resident (2000) present A1, A2, A3
Cassin's Hawk-eagle Aquila africana LC resident (2000) present A3
Long-tailed Hawk Urotriorchis macrourus LC resident (2000) present A3
Eastern Dwarf Hornbill Horizocerus granti LC resident (2000) present A3
West African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros semifasciatus LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna elata VU resident (2000) present A1, A3
Black-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna atrata LC resident (2000) present A3
Brown-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes cylindricus VU resident (2000) present A1, A2, A3
Western Long-tailed Hornbill Horizocerus albocristatus LC resident (2000) present A3
Black Bee-eater Merops gularis LC resident (2000) present A3
Blue-moustached Bee-eater Merops mentalis NT resident (2000) present A3
Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis LC resident (2000) present A3
African Dwarf-kingfisher Ispidina lecontei LC resident (2000) present A3
White-bellied Kingfisher Corythornis leucogaster LC resident (2000) present A3
Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Halcyon badia LC resident (2000) present A3
Western Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon dowsetti LC resident (2000) present A3
Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus LC resident (2000) present A3
Red-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus atroflavus LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus LC resident (2000) present A3
Naked-faced Barbet Gymnobucco calvus LC resident (2000) present A3
Spotted Honeyguide Indicator maculatus LC resident (2000) present A3
Lyre-tailed Honeyguide Melichneutes robustus LC resident (2000) present A3
Little Green Woodpecker Campethera maculosa LC resident (2000) present A3
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus LC resident (2000) present A3
Fire-bellied Woodpecker Dendropicos pyrrhogaster LC resident (2000) present A3
Timneh Parrot Psittacus timneh EN resident (2000) present A3
Rufous-sided Broadbill Smithornis rufolateralis LC resident (2000) present A3
Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-winged Oriole Oriolus nigripennis LC resident (2000) present A3
Red-billed Helmetshrike Prionops caniceps LC resident (2000) present A3
African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus LC resident (2000) present A3
Red-cheeked Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia blissetti LC resident (2000) present A3
Fiery-breasted Bushshrike Malaconotus cruentus LC resident (2000) present A3
Sabine's Puffback Dryoscopus sabini LC resident (2000) present A3
Lowland Sooty Boubou Laniarius leucorhynchus LC resident (2000) present A3
Shining Drongo Dicrurus atripennis LC resident (2000) present A3
Western Crested-flycatcher Trochocercus nitens LC resident (2000) present A3
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer LC resident (2000) present A3
White-necked Rockfowl Picathartes gymnocephalus VU resident (2000) present A1, A2, A3
Violet-backed Hyliota Hyliota violacea LC resident (2000) present A3
Dusky Crested-flycatcher Elminia nigromitrata LC resident (2000) present A3
Dusky Tit Melaniparus funereus LC resident (2000) present A3
Western Nicator Nicator chloris LC resident (2000) present A3
Green Crombec Sylvietta virens LC resident (2000) present A3
Lemon-bellied Crombec Sylvietta denti LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey Longbill Macrosphenus concolor LC resident (2000) present A3
Rufous-crowned Eremomela Eremomela badiceps LC resident (2000) present A3
Sierra Leone Prinia Schistolais leontica EN resident (2000) present A1, A2, A3
Black-capped Apalis Apalis nigriceps LC resident (2000) present A3
Sharpe's Apalis Apalis sharpii NT resident (2000) present A2, A3
Yellow-browed Camaroptera Camaroptera superciliaris LC resident (2000) present A3
Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota LC resident (2000) present A3
Square-tailed Saw-wing Psalidoprocne nitens LC resident (2000) present A3
Red-tailed Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey-headed Bristlebill Bleda canicapillus LC resident (2000) present A3
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey Greenbul Eurillas gracilis LC resident (2000) present A3
Ansorge's Greenbul Eurillas ansorgei LC resident (2000) present A3
Western Bearded Greenbul Criniger barbatus LC resident (2000) present A3
Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow-bearded Greenbul Criniger olivaceus VU resident (2000) present A1, A2, A3
White-throated Greenbul Phyllastrephus albigularis LC resident (2000) present A3
Icterine Greenbul Phyllastrephus icterinus LC resident (2000) present A3
Leaf-love Pyrrhurus scandens LC resident (2000) present A3
Green Hylia Hylia prasina LC resident (2000) present A3
Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-capped Illadopsis Illadopsis cleaveri LC resident (2000) present A3
Puvel's Illadopsis Illadopsis puveli LC resident (2000) present A3
Rufous-winged Illadopsis Illadopsis rufescens NT resident (2000) present A1, A2, A3
Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathus fulgidus LC resident (2000) present A3
Copper-tailed Starling Hylopsar cupreocauda NT resident (2000) present A1, A2, A3
White-tailed Ant-thrush Neocossyphus poensis LC resident (2000) present A3
Finsch's Flycatcher-thrush Stizorhina finschi LC resident (2000) present A3
Grey Ground-thrush Geokichla princei LC resident (2000) present A3
White-tailed Alethe Alethe diademata LC resident (2000) present A3
Forest Scrub-robin Tychaedon leucosticta LC resident (2000) present A3
Little Grey Flycatcher Muscicapa epulata LC resident (2000) present A3
Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini LC resident (2000) present A3
Ussher's Flycatcher Artomyias ussheri LC resident (2000) present A3
Dusky Blue Flycatcher Bradornis comitatus LC resident (2000) present A3
White-browed Forest-flycatcher Fraseria cinerascens LC resident (2000) present A3
Orange-breasted Forest-robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax LC resident (2000) present A3
Lowland Akalat Sheppardia cyornithopsis LC resident (2000) present A3
Fraser's Sunbird Deleornis fraseri LC resident (2000) present A3
Preuss's Weaver Ploceus preussi LC resident (2000) present A3
Chestnut-and-black Weaver Ploceus castaneofuscus LC resident (2000) present A3
Red-vented Malimbe Malimbus scutatus LC resident (2000) present A3
Blue-billed Malimbe Malimbus nitens LC resident (2000) present A3
Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis LC resident (2000) present A3
Crested Malimbe Malimbus malimbicus LC resident (2000) present A3
Western Bluebill Spermophaga haematina LC resident (2000) present A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2005) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2005 good medium low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest good (>90%) good (>90%) 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%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
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
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation No management planning has taken place Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1952 Loma Mountains No or Non - Hunting Forest Reserve (II) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 70 Mid-altitude forest - transitional; Montane forest - undifferentiated
Grassland 15 Grassland - montane
Savanna 15 Wooded grassland

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -
hunting -
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loma Mountains Non-hunting Forest Reserve (Sierra Leone). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/loma-mountains-non-hunting-forest-reserve-iba-sierra-leone on 23/12/2024.