Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs)

Ornithological information See Box and Tables 2 and 3 for key species. The avifauna includes four species of hornbill, Ceratogyma cylindricus, C. atrata, Tockus fasciatus and T. albocristatus.

Site description The reserve is situated close to Akokoaso village in the Birim North District, c.50 km from Akim Oda town. The name ‘Nsuensa’ in the Akan language means three rivers and the site encompasses the headwaters and catchment areas of the three streams, the Subin, the Aboabo and the Kadepon, which flow into the Birim river. The site includes the sacred groves of the people of Ajuafo and Akokoaso. The terrain is gently undulating and supports moist semi-deciduous forest. The areas around the streams become swampy in the rainy season. The reserve was logged between 1975 and 1991, but the sacred areas are not considered part of the productive reserve and here there has been little human influence.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Protected areas

Protected area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Nsuensa	Forest Reserve	5,440	protected area contained by site	5,440

Habitats

Land use

Other biodiversity None known to BirdLife International.

Management considerations The site was designated as a Forest Reserve in 1949. It is classified as a Condition 3 reserve with a GHI of 46. Parts of the reserve were damaged by fire in 1983.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Nsuensa Forest Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013

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