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:Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2001) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
2001 | good | medium | medium |
Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | habitat | medium |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
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Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
Savanna | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
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Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
Climate change and severe weather | likely in short term (<4 years) | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
Natural system modifications | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | medium |
Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
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1961 | Boucle de la Pendjari | National Park (II) | 100 |
1986 | Reserve de la biosphére de la Pendjari | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) | 100 |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
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Savanna | 99 |
Land use | % of IBA |
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agriculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pendjari National Park (Benin). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pendjari-national-park-iba-benin on 23/12/2024.