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Sambisa Game Reserve


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
African Collared-dove Streptopelia roseogrisea LC resident (1999) present A3
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs NT resident (1999) present A3
Savile's Bustard Lophotis savilei LC resident (1999) present A3
Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher LC resident (1999) present A3
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe LC resident (1999) present A3
Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus LC resident (1999) present A3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 100

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
forestry -
hunting -
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sambisa Game Reserve (Nigeria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sambisa-game-reserve-iba-nigeria on 23/12/2024.