BJ001
W du Bénin National Park


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
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea LC resident (1998) present A3
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki LC resident (1998) present A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster LC resident (1998) present A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius LC resident (1998) present A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus LC resident (1998) present A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus LC resident (1998) present A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer LC resident (1998) present A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps LC resident (1998) present A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus LC resident (1998) present A3
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus LC resident (1998) present A3
Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini LC resident (1998) present A3
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta LC resident (1998) present A3
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera LC resident (1998) present A3
Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda coerulescens LC resident (1998) present A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes LC resident (1998) present A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata LC resident (1998) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1954 W (Benin) National Park (II) 100
2002 W Region UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) -

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Shrubland 53
Artificial/Terrestrial 34
Forest 12

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: W du Bénin National Park (Benin). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/w-du-bénin-national-park-iba-benin on 23/12/2024.