Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs)

Ornithological information See Box and Tables 2 and 3 for key species. Although the avifauna of the site is very little-studied, significantly, Agelastes meleagrides is known still to occur. The site will unquestionably be found to hold many more species of the Guinea–Congo Forests biome.

Site description These contiguous forest reserves are located some 100 km north-east of Abidjan and south of the town of Bettié near the border with Ghana. They are bordered to the east by the Comoé river. Mabi (59,800 ha), to the north, contains one village enclave and associated areas of cultivation in the west, but much of the forest adjacent to the Comoé is in excellent condition. Yaya (24,100 ha) is surrounded by fewer villages than Mabi and, especially in the north where it merges with Mabi, the forest is relatively undisturbed. The vegetation of both reserves is predominantly moist lowland evergreen forest.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Protected areas

Protected area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Mabi/Yaya	Classified Forest	29,400	protected area contained by site	29,400

Habitats

Land use

Other biodiversity None known to BirdLife International.

Management considerations Poaching of large mammals is rife and large hornbills are uncommon.

References McGraw et al. (1997–1998), Waltert et al. (1999).

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mabi Forest reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/05/2013

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