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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
African Collared-dove Streptopelia roseogrisea	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs	NT	resident (1999)	present	A3
Savile's Bustard Lophotis savilei	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	winter (-)	present	A1
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Sun Lark Galerida modesta	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
River Prinia Prinia fluviatilis	LC	resident (1999)	unknown	A3
Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Grey Firefinch Lagonosticta nigricollis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda coerulescens	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2001) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (<4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1954	Parc W Niger	National Park (II)	100
1962	Réserve totale de faune de Tamou	Faunal Reserve (IV)	1
2002	W Region	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	87
Shrubland	12

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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