GH029
Shai Hills Resource 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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea LC resident (2000) present A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster LC resident (2000) present A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus LC resident (2000) present A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus LC resident (2000) present A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla LC resident (2000) present A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps LC resident (2000) present A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus LC resident (2000) present A3
Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus LC resident (2000) present A3
Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda coerulescens LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes LC resident (2000) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1971 Shai Hills Game Production Reserve (VI) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 100

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shai Hills Resource Reserve (Ghana). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shai-hills-resource-reserve-iba-ghana on 12/01/2025.