CM009
Tchabal-Mbabo


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
Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum LC resident 2000 present A3
Western Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaea LC resident 2000 present A3
Yellow-breasted Boubou Laniarius atroflavus LC resident 2000 present A2, A3
Mountain Sooty Boubou Laniarius poensis LC resident 2000 present A3
Black-collared Apalis Oreolais pulcher LC resident 2000 present A3
Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi LC resident 2000 present A2, A3
Bangwa Warbler Bradypterus bangwaensis LC resident 2000 present A1, A2, A3
Cameroon Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla montana LC resident 2000 present A1, A2, A3
Western Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla tephrolaema LC resident 2000 present A2, A3
Cameroon Olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus poensis LC resident 2000 present A2, A3
Rwenzori Hill-babbler Sylvia atriceps LC resident 2000 present A3
Crossley's Ground-thrush Geokichla crossleyi LC resident 2000 present A1, A3
Mountain Robin-chat Cossyphicula isabellae LC resident 2000 present A2, A3
Grey-chested Kakamega Kakamega poliothorax LC resident 2000 present A3
Cameroon Sunbird Cyanomitra oritis LC resident 2000 present A2, A3
Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi LC resident 2000 present A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht LC resident 2000 present A3
Bannerman's Weaver Ploceus bannermani VU resident 2000 present A1, A2, A3
Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster LC resident 2000 present A3
Shelley's Oliveback Nesocharis shelleyi LC resident 2000 present A2, A3
Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus LC resident 2000 present A3
Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni 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.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Montane forest - mixed -
Grassland Grassland - montane -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tchabal-Mbabo (Cameroon). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tchabal-mbabo-iba-cameroon on 22/11/2024.