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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
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

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

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 area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>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	% overlap with IBA
1954	Parc W Niger	National Park	100
1962	Réserve totale de faune de Tamou	Faunal Reserve	1
1987	Parc national du W	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1996	W National Park of Niger	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100
2002	W Region	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		87
Shrubland		12

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.