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Zakouma National Park


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
Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina VU non-breeding (1996) 2,000 birds A4i
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki LC resident (1997) present A3
Black-breasted Barbet Pogonornis rolleti LC resident (1997) present A3
Niam-niam Parrot Poicephalus crassus LC resident (1997) present A3
Sun Lark Galerida modesta LC resident (1997) present A3
Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps LC resident (1997) present A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus LC resident (1997) present A3
Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae LC breeding (1997) present A3
Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini LC resident (1997) present A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes LC resident (1997) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1963 Zakouma Parc National (II) 100
1964 Bahr Salamat Réserve de faune (IV) 3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Shrubland 51
Artificial/Terrestrial 48

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zakouma National Park (Chad). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zakouma-national-park-iba-chad on 23/12/2024.