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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
African Collared-dove Streptopelia roseogrisea	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Golden Nightjar Caprimulgus eximius	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs	NT	resident	1998	present	A3
Savile's Bustard Lophotis savilei	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	winter	1994	26,000 individuals	A4i
Sahelian Woodpecker Dendropicos elachus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sennar Penduline-tit Anthoscopus punctifrons	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Kordofan Lark Mirafra cordofanica	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
River Prinia Prinia fluviatilis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1994	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		56
Wetlands (inland)		42
Grassland		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
water management	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Sénégal (Ntiagar to Richard-Toll) (Senegal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-sénégal-(ntiagar-to-richard-toll)-iba-senegal on 23/11/2024.