Current view: Data table and detailed info
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:
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 (2013) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment |
Year of assessment |
State |
Pressure |
Response |
2013 |
not assessed |
high |
medium |
Whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
yes |
unset |
unknown |
|
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (category) |
% coverage of IBA |
1968 |
Waza
|
Parc national (II) |
100
|
1979 |
Waza
|
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) |
100
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Artificial/Terrestrial |
88 |
|
Shrubland |
7 |
|
Grassland |
4 |
|
Land use |
% of IBA |
nature conservation and research |
- |
tourism/recreation |
- |
water management |
- |
other |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Waza National Park (Cameroon). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/waza-national-park-iba-cameroon on 03/12/2024.