Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna elata | VU | resident (2000) | present | A1 |
| Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster | LC | resident (2000) | present | A3 |
| Turati's Boubou Laniarius turatii | LC | resident (2000) | present | A1 |
| Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla | LC | resident (2000) | present | A3 |
| Rufous Cisticola Cisticola rufus | LC | resident (2000) | present | A3 |
| Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma | LC | resident (2000) | present | A3 |
| Emerald Starling Lamprotornis iris | LC | resident (2000) | present | A3 |
| White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus | LC | resident (2000) | present | A3 |
| Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus | LC | resident (2000) | present | A3 |
| Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta | LC | resident (2000) | present | A3 |
| Yellow-winged Pytilia Pytilia hypogrammica | LC | resident (2000) | present | A3 |
| Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera | LC | resident (2000) | present | A3 |
| Dybowski's Twinspot Euschistospiza dybowskii | LC | resident (2000) | present | A3 |
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 |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 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 |
| Natural system modifications | 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 | Unknown | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Outamba | National Park (II) | 67 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 56 | |
| Unknown | 28 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 14 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Outamba-Kilimi National Park (Sierra Leone). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/outamba-kilimi-national-park-iba-sierra-leone on 23/12/2024.