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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1999

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Jackson's Francolin Pternistis jacksoni	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Elgon Francolin Scleroptila elgonensis	NT	resident	1999	present	A3
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Nyanza Swift Apus niansae	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Hartlaub's Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus	NT	resident	1999	present	A3
Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Moustached Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Fine-banded Woodpecker Campethera taeniolaema	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Mountain Oriole Oriolus percivali	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Doherty's Bush-shrike Telophorus dohertyi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-tailed Crested-flycatcher Elminia albonotata	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-collared Apalis Oreolais pulcher	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Hunter's Cisticola Cisticola hunteri	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Mountain Yellow Warbler Iduna similis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Cinnamon Bracken-warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Eastern Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Joyful Greenbul Chlorocichla laetissima	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Shelley's Greenbul Arizelocichla masukuensis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Brown Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
African Hill-babbler Sylvia abyssinica	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Sharpe's Starling Pholia sharpii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Stuhlmann's Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Abyssinian Ground-thrush Geokichla piaggiae	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-eyed Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Eastern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris mediocris	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Golden-winged Sunbird Drepanorhynchus reichenowi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Jackson's Widowbird Euplectes jacksoni	NT	non-breeding	1999	unknown	A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Abyssinian Crimsonwing Cryptospiza salvadorii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Yellow-browed Citril Crithagra frontalis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	LC	resident	1999	present	A3

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - nomadic grazing	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - persecution/control	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - intentional use: subsistence/small scale	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	drought	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	renewable energy	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	introduced genetic material	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	commercial and industrial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of the site (state), by habitat
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	Montane forest - undifferentiated	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Savanna	Bamboo - Montane	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Western Mau	Forest Reserve	22,748	protected area contained by site	22,748
Transmara	Forest Reserve	34,457	protected area overlaps with site	0
Trans-Mara Forest Reserve	Forest Reserve	34,400	protected area contained by site	34,400
Tinderet	Forest Reserve	28,167	protected area is adjacent to site	0
South-western Mau	Forest Reserve	84,129	protected area overlaps with site	0
South-Western Mau	Nature Reserve	43,032	protected area contained by site	43,032
Ol-pusimoru	Forest Reserve	17,258	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ol Pusimoru Forest Reserve	Forest Reserve	17,200	protected area contained by site	17,200
Mau Narok	Forest Reserve	851	protected area overlaps with site	0
Maasai Mau	Forest Reserve	46,373	protected area contained by site	46,373
Londiani	Forest Reserve	106	protected area overlaps with site	0
Eastern Mau	Forest Reserve	66,067	protected area overlaps with site	66,067

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Montane forest - undifferentiated	-
Savanna	Bamboo - Montane	-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
forestry	-
agriculture	-
other	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mau forest complex. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/6441 on 30/05/2023.