Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs)

Ornithological information See Box and Table 3 for key species. In addition, the Near Threatened and restricted-range Lamprotornis cupreocauda has been recorded (see Table 2). The site holds a number of species restricted to the Guinea–Congo Forests biome that are typical of coastal habitats, un- or under-represented elsewhere.

Site description The proposed Nature Reserve of Cape Mount lies on the coast of Liberia, to the north-east of Monrovia at the end of a spit of land which separates the lake from the Atlantic. The town of Robertsport lies at the tip of this spit. The site includes part of the lagoon, mangroves, rocky and sandy shorelines together with a small area of lowland forest. The site lies within Liberia’s maximum rainfall zone and receives up to 6,000 mm annually.

Populations of IBA trigger species

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Habitats

Land use

Other biodiversity None known to BirdLife International.

Management considerations The area was proposed as a Nature Reserve in 1983. The forest areas are likely to be threatened by timber extraction for construction and by the collection of fuelwood. There are numbers of refugees in the area.

References Gatter (1988, 1997).

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

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