The site was identified as important in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris | LC | non-breeding | 1998 | 300 individuals | A4i |
Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
Stierling's Woodpecker Dendropicos stierlingi | NT | resident | 2000 | unknown | A3 |
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
Tabora Cisticola Cisticola angusticauda | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
Miombo Rock-thrush Monticola angolensis | LC | resident | 2000 | unknown | A3 |
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
Tanzanian Masked Weaver Ploceus reichardi | LC | resident | 2000 | unknown | A3 |
Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2001).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2005 | favourable | medium | low |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
no | habitat | good |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
Artificial/Terrestrial | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable | |
Forest | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable | |
Shrubland | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
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Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target) | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | Unknown | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Ukanga | Forest Reserve | 113,074 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Rungwa River GCA | Game controlled area | 334,273 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Rungwa River G.C.A. | Game reserve | 900,000 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Mulele Hills | Forest Reserve | 86,189 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Mlele GCA | Game controlled area | 3,000 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Mlele G.C.A.(S) | Game reserve | 125,518 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Lwafi-Nkamba G.R. | Game reserve | 338,857 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Lake Rukwa G.R | Game reserve | 198,801 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Katavi National Park | National Park | 420,757 | protected area overlaps with site | 323,000 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Artificial/Terrestrial | - | |
Shrubland | - | |
Forest | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Katavi National Park. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/katavi-national-park-iba-tanzania on 19/03/2024.