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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
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	winter (-)	180 birds	A4i
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	non-breeding (-)	500 birds	A4i
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	winter (-)	2,000 birds	A4i
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus	LC	non-breeding (-)	2,000 birds	A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Niumi National Park	National Park (VI)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	48
Forest	32
Shrubland	19

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Niumi National Park (Gambia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/niumi-national-park-iba-gambia on 24/12/2024.