Kagoro - Nindam Forest Reserves and vicinity (6746)
Nigeria, Africa
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2001
National site name: Kagoro - Nindam Forest Reserves and vicinity
Central coordinates: Latitude: 9.4714, Longitude: 8.2882
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 305 to 1370
Area of KBA (km2): 118.32545
Protected area coverage (%): 99.98
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The Kagoro–Nindam Forest Reserves comprise four Forest Reserves and areas of communal land near Kagoro in southern Kaduna State. The reserves are situated on the Kagoro Hills (a western extension of the Jos Plateau), which rise to over 1,300 m and dominate the landscape. The vegetation of the reserves is a mosaic of savanna and forest. The forests occur mainly in river and stream valleys, but also elsewhere away from the rivers, as a consequence of the relatively high average annual rainfall, about 1,550 mm. Areas of wooded savanna occur on ridge-tops or at previously forested parts that have been cleared for agriculture. The area is drained by numerous streams which empty into the Sanga river.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Additional biodiversity: See Box and Table 3 for key species. The site is a breeding area for Vanellus superciliosus (nests recorded in 1987 and 1997) and is one of two localities from which Chrysococcyx flavigularis has been recorded in Nigeria. Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Delineation rationale: 2010-02-03 (BL Secretariat): site area was not defined in the original IBA publication/inventory; here, it has been derived by GIS from the draft polygon.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture | forestry | nature conservation and research | water management
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Savanna | 3 | |
| Shrubland | 13 | |
| Forest | 83 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Slash-and-burn agriculture, indiscriminate logging, poaching, livestock-grazing and forest-fires are all commonplace. Many of the remaining forest patches in the area are outside the legal boundaries of Forest Reserves, which is likely to hasten their disappearance.
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological resource use | Logging & wood harvesting | Unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest] | Ongoing |
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Annual & perennial non-timber crops | Small-holder farming | Ongoing |
| Pollution | Agricultural & forestry effluents | Type Unknown/Unrecorded | Ongoing |
| Human intrusions & disturbance | Work & other activities | Ongoing |
Additional information
References: Dyer et al. (1986), Sharland (1980), Wilkinson and Beecroft (1988).