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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
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Sun Lark Galerida modesta	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1996	Oti-Mandouri	Faunal Reserve (-)	100
2011	Oti-Keran/Oti-Mandouri	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	28

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	61
Forest	35
Artificial/Terrestrial	3

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Oti Valley Faunal Reserve (Togo). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/oti-valley-faunal-reserve-iba-togo on 23/12/2024.