Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs)

Ornithological information See Box and Table 3 for key species. There have been no formal surveys of the reserve and data given here come from its vicinity. This is the only site in the country for which Coccycolius iris, a species with a narrow range in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Côte d’Ivoire, is listed. In addition, 12 Guinea–Congo Forests biome species have been recorded (Table 3).

Site description Balandougou Forest Reserve is situated in the south-west of the Fouta Djalon, north-east of the town of Kindia and to the west of Mamou. It is drained by the headwaters of the Konkouré river and some of its tributaries. The habitat is savanna woodland and dry forest, with gallery forest along the watercourses.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Protected areas

Protected area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Mt. Balandougou	Classified Forest	2,800	is identical to site	2,800

Habitats

Land use

Other biodiversity None known to BirdLife International.

Management considerations It is likely that bush fires and habitat clearance for shifting agriculture are problems.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Balandougou. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2013

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