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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
Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba malherbii	NT	resident	1999	present	A2
Sao Tome Spinetail Zoonavena thomensis	LC	resident	1999	present	A2
Principe Kingfisher Corythornis nais	LC	resident	1999	present	A2
Dohrn's Warbler Sylvia dohrni	LC	resident	1999	present	A2
Principe Speirops Zosterops leucophaeus	LC	resident	1999	present	A1, A2
Principe White-eye Zosterops ficedulinus	EN	resident	1999	present	A1, A2
Principe Starling Lamprotornis ornatus	LC	resident	1999	present	A2
Principe Thrush Turdus xanthorhynchus	CR	resident	1999	present	A1, A2
Principe Sunbird Anabathmis hartlaubii	LC	resident	1999	present	A2
Principe Golden Weaver Ploceus princeps	LC	resident	1999	present	A2
Principe Seedeater Crithagra rufobrunnea	LC	resident	1999	present	A2

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	The Island of Príncipe UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	Other	100
-	Parque Natural Obô do Príncipe	Other	100
2006	Parque Natural Obô do Príncipe	Natural Park	92

Land use	% of IBA
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Príncipe forests (São Tomé e Príncipe). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/príncipe-forests-iba-são-tomé-e-príncipe on 23/11/2024.