Parque Natural Obô de São Tomé e Zona Tampão


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2015 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
Sao Tome Olive-pigeon Columba thomensis EN resident 1999 present A1, A2
Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba malherbii NT resident 1999 present A2
Sao Tome Green-pigeon Treron sanctithomae EN resident 1999 present A1, A2
Sao Tome Spinetail Zoonavena thomensis LC resident 1999 present A2
Dwarf Ibis Bostrychia bocagei CR resident 1999 present A1, A2
Sao Tome Scops-owl Otus hartlaubi VU resident 1999 present A1, A2
Sao Tome Oriole Oriolus crassirostris VU resident 1999 present A1, A2
Sao Tome Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone atrochalybeia LC resident 1999 present A2
Newton's Fiscal Lanius newtoni CR resident 1996 present A1, A2
Sao Tome Prinia Prinia molleri LC resident 1999 present A2
Black-capped Speirops Zosterops lugubris LC resident 1999 present A2
Zosterops ficedulinus NR resident 1999 present A1, A2
Sao Tome Thrush Turdus olivaceofuscus LC resident 1999 present A2
Newton's Sunbird Anabathmis newtonii LC resident 1999 present A2
Giant Sunbird Dreptes thomensis VU resident 1999 present A1, A2
Giant Weaver Ploceus grandis NT resident 1999 present A2
Sao Tome Weaver Ploceus sanctithomae LC resident 1999 present A2
Sao Tome Shorttail Amaurocichla bocagii VU resident 1999 present A1, A2
Principe Seedeater Crithagra rufobrunnea LC resident 1999 present A2
Sao Tome Grosbeak Crithagra concolor CR resident 1999 present A1, A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2015) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Obô Natural Park Other -
- Parque Natural Obô de São Tomé Other -
2006 Parque Natural Obô de São Tomé Natural Park 54

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
not utilised -
hunting -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Natural Obô de São Tomé e Zona Tampão (São Tomé e Príncipe). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-natural-obô-de-são-tomé-e-zona-tampão-iba-são-tomé-e-príncipe on 23/11/2024.