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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Sun Lark Galerida modesta	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma	LC	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
Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae	LC	breeding	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
Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Yellow-winged Pytilia Pytilia hypogrammica	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Dybowski's Twinspot Euschistospiza dybowskii	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda coerulescens	LC	resident	1997	present	A3
Grey-headed Oliveback Delacourella capistrata	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 (2001) may differ.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

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
-	Previously called Mafou Classified Forest	National Park	25
1952	L'Amana	Classified Forest	<1
1952	Haut Niger National Park - Kouya Core Area	National Park	100
2002	Niger-Mafou	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2002	Haut Niger	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		44
Unknown		36
Artificial/Terrestrial		18
Shrubland		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mafou (Guinea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mafou-iba-guinea on 22/11/2024.