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The site was identified as important in 2019 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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	1,804 individuals	B3a
Black-throated Coucal Centropus leucogaster	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Green Turaco Tauraco persa	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	806-1,314 individuals	A4, B3a
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	winter	2014-2017	60-111 individuals	B3a
White-crested Tiger-heron Tigriornis leucolopha	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	LC	non-breeding	2014-2988	1,402-2,988 individuals	B3a
Western Reef-egret Egretta gularis	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	472-1,000 individuals	B3a
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	371-845 individuals	A4, B3a
Long-tailed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	4,409-8,971 individuals	A4, B3a
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	2014-2017	304-894 individuals	B3a
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter	2014-2017	47-64 individuals	B1a
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	2014-2017	80 individuals	B1a
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	VU	winter	2014-2017	883-1,509 individuals	B1a
Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	562-761 individuals	B3a
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	non-breeding	2014-2017	534-1,154 individuals	B3a
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	non-breeding	2014-2017	1 individuals	A1
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus	CR	resident	2014-2017	188 individuals	A1
Red-legged Sparrowhawk Accipiter erythropus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
West African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros semifasciatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna elata	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A3
Western Piping Hornbill Bycanistes fistulator	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus atroflavus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Spotted Honeyguide Indicator maculatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Little Green Woodpecker Campethera maculosa	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Western Nicator Nicator chloris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Fanti Saw-wing Psalidoprocne obscura	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey-headed Bristlebill Bleda canicapillus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Swamp Palm Bulbul Thescelocichla leucopleura	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-throated Greenbul Phyllastrephus albigularis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Leaf-love Pyrrhurus scandens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Green Hylia Hylia prasina	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Puvel's Illadopsis Illadopsis puveli	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rufous-winged Illadopsis Illadopsis rufescens	NT	resident	1998	present	A3, B1a
Grey-hooded Capuchin Babbler Phyllanthus atripennis	VU	resident	1998	present	A3
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-tailed Alethe Alethe diademata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-browed Forest-flycatcher Fraseria cinerascens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blue-billed Malimbe Malimbus nitens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Western Bluebill Spermophaga haematina	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Crimson Seedcracker Pyrenestes sanguineus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chestnut-breasted Nigrita Nigrita bicolor	LC	resident	1998	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2019) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1970	Basse-Casamance	National Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		96
Unknown		2
Artificial/Terrestrial		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parc National de Basse Casamance (Senegal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parc-national-de-basse-casamance-iba-senegal on 22/11/2024.