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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
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	winter (-)	25,000 birds	A4i
African Collared-dove Streptopelia roseogrisea	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina	VU	non-breeding (-)	1,000 birds	A1, A4i
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs	NT	resident (2000)	present	A3
Savile's Bustard Lophotis savilei	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	non-breeding (-)	1,800 birds	A4i
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	winter (-)	present	A1
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Sahelian Woodpecker Dendropicos elachus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Sennar Penduline-tit Anthoscopus punctifrons	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
River Prinia Prinia fluviatilis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding (-)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

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	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

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	-

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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.