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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
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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Montane forest - mixed
Grassland	-	Grassland - montane

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
not utilised	-

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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 23/12/2024.