BJ002
Pendjari National Park


IBA Justification

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 (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
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex LC resident (1998) present A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus 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
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla 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
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus LC resident (1998) present A3
Yellow-winged Pytilia Pytilia hypogrammica LC resident (1998) present A3
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera LC resident (1998) present A3
Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda coerulescens LC resident (1998) present A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes LC resident (1998) present A3
Togo Paradise-whydah Vidua togoensis LC resident (1998) present A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata LC resident (1998) present A3

IBA Conservation

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
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)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Savanna good (>90%) good (>90%) good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
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)
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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1961 Boucle de la Pendjari National Park (II) 100
1986 Reserve de la biosphére de la Pendjari UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Savanna 99

Land use

Land use % of IBA
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.