ST002
São Tomé montane and cloud-forests


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
Sao Tome Olive-pigeon Columba thomensis EN resident (1999) present A1, A2
Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba malherbii NT resident (1999) present A2
Sao Tome Green-pigeon Treron sanctithomae EN resident (1999) present A2
Sao Tome Spinetail Zoonavena thomensis LC resident (1999) present A2
Sao Tome Scops-owl Otus hartlaubi VU resident (1999) present A1, A2
Sao Tome Oriole Oriolus crassirostris VU resident (1999) present A1, A2
Sao Tome Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone atrochalybeia LC resident (1999) present A2
Sao Tome Prinia Prinia molleri LC resident (1999) present A2
Black-capped Speirops Zosterops lugubris LC resident (1999) present A2
Sao Tome White-eye Zosterops feae NT resident (1999) present A1, A2
Sao Tome Thrush Turdus olivaceofuscus LC resident (1999) present A1, A2
Newton's Sunbird Anabathmis newtonii LC resident (1999) present A2
Giant Sunbird Dreptes thomensis VU resident (1999) present A1, A2
Giant Weaver Ploceus grandis NT resident (1999) present A2
Sao Tome Weaver Ploceus sanctithomae LC resident (1999) present A2
Principe Seedeater Crithagra rufobrunnea LC resident (1999) present A2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Obô Natural Park Other (-) -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: São Tomé montane and cloud-forests (São Tomé e Príncipe). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/são-tomé-montane-and-cloud-forests-iba-são-tomé-e-príncipe on 24/12/2024.