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Yankari Game Reserve


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
Adamawa Turtle-dove Streptopelia hypopyrrha LC resident (1999) present A3
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea LC resident (1999) present A3
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
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex LC resident (1999) present A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus LC resident (1999) present A3
Emin's Shrike Lanius gubernator LC resident (1999) present A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus LC resident (1999) present A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer LC resident (1999) present A3
Yellow Penduline-tit Anthoscopus parvulus LC resident (1999) present A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla LC resident (1999) present A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps LC resident (1999) present A3
Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps LC resident (1999) present A3
Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma LC resident (1999) present A3
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii LC resident (1999) present A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus LC resident (1999) present A3
Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus 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
Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus 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
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara LC resident (1999) present A3
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta 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
Grey-headed Oliveback Delacourella capistrata LC resident (1999) present A3
Exclamatory Paradise-whydah Vidua interjecta LC resident (1999) present A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata LC resident (1999) present A3
Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis LC resident (1999) present A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2017 poor high medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Shrubland moderate (70–90%) moderate (70–90%) poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Natural system modifications happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Transportation and service corridors likely in long term (>4 years) some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low
Biological resource use happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low
Climate change and severe weather happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low
Residential and commercial development likely in long term (>4 years) few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low

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 Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity medium

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1991 Yankari Game Reserve (IV) 100
1999 Yankari Forest Reserve (II) 79

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Shrubland 60
Artificial/Terrestrial 35
Forest 3

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yankari Game Reserve (Nigeria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yankari-game-reserve-iba-nigeria on 14/12/2024.