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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Adamawa Turtle-dove Streptopelia hypopyrrha	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Green Turaco Tauraco persa	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-legged Sparrowhawk Accipiter erythropus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster	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
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex	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
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow Penduline-tit Anthoscopus parvulus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sun Lark Galerida modesta	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Fanti Saw-wing Psalidoprocne obscura	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Vinaceous Firefinch Lagonosticta vinacea	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Crimson Seedcracker Pyrenestes sanguineus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda coerulescens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

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
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1954	Niokolo Koba	National Park	100
1981	Parc national du Niokolo-Koba	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
1981	Niokolo-Koba National Park	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Scrub - forest	72
Forest	Woodland - mixed	27

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parc National du Niokolo-Koba (Senegal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parc-national-du-niokolo-koba-iba-senegal on 22/11/2024.