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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
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius	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
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Rufous Cisticola Cisticola rufus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons	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-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Grey Firefinch Lagonosticta nigricollis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Yellow-winged Pytilia Pytilia hypogrammica	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda coerulescens	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis	LC	resident (1999)	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 (2017) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	poor (40–69%)	moderate (70–90%)	very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1972	Pandam	Game Reserve (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	56
Savanna	40	Bushland & thicket - deciduous
Artificial/Terrestrial	3

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pandam Wildlife Park (Nigeria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pandam-wildlife-park-iba-nigeria on 23/12/2024.