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Tankwidi Forest Reserve


IBA Justification

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
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius LC resident 2000 present A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus LC resident 2000 present A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla LC resident 2000 present A3
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera LC resident 2000 present A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata LC resident 2000 present A3

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Ankwai East Forest Reserve 73
1951 Tankwiddi East Forest Reserve 100

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tankwidi Forest Reserve (Ghana). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tankwidi-forest-reserve-iba-ghana on 23/11/2024.