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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2001

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Yellow-necked Francolin Pternistis leucoscepus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-breasted Francolin Pternistis rufopictus	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding	1964	150,000 individuals	A1, A4i
Black-faced Sandgrouse Pterocles decoratus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-bellied Go-away-bird Criniferoides leucogaster	LC	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus	LC	winter	1989	2,000 individuals	A4i
Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus	LC	non-breeding	1998	1,000 individuals	A4i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	winter	-	120 individuals	A1, A4i
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	winter	1990	10,000 individuals	A4i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	winter	1990	1,000 individuals	A4i
Eastern Chanting-goshawk Melierax poliopterus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus	LC	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Usambiro Barbet Trachyphonus usambiro	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Usambiro Barbet Trachyphonus usambiro	LC	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	-	present	A1
Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri	NT	resident	2000	present	A1, A2, A3
Grey-crested Helmetshrike Prionops poliolophus	NT	resident	2000	present	A1, A2, A3
Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Red-throated Tit Melaniparus fringillinus	LC	resident	2000	present	A1, A3
Red-winged Lark Mirafra hypermetra	LC	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Somali Short-toed Lark Alaudala somalica	LC	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Short-tailed Lark Spizocorys fremantlii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Karamoja Apalis Apalis karamojae	VU	resident	2000	present	A1, A2, A3
Grey Wren-warbler Calamonastes simplex	LC	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Banded Warbler Curruca boehmi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Rufous Chatterer Argya rubiginosa	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Hildebrandt's Starling Lamprotornis hildebrandti	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
African Grey Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-headed Buffalo-weaver Dinemellia dinemelli	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Rufous-tailed Weaver Histurgops ruficauda	LC	resident	2000	present	A2, A3
Black-capped Social-weaver Pseudonigrita cabanisi	LC	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Speke's Weaver Ploceus spekei	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda charmosyna	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Grey-headed Silverbill Odontospiza griseicapilla	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Swahili Sparrow Passer suahelicus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Pangani Longclaw Macronyx aurantiigula	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-bellied Canary Crithagra dorsostriata	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	1964	100,000-499,999 individuals	A4iii

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	Unknown	Unknown	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Serengeti-Ngorongoro Biosphere Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	2,305,100	protected area contains site	1,476,300
Serengeti National Park	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	1,476,300	protected area contained by site	1,476,300
Serengeti National Park	National Park	1,303,949	protected area contained by site	1,476,300
Ngorongoro Conservation Area	Conservation Area	825,786	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ngorongoro Conservation Area	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	809,440	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ngorongoro Conservation Area	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	809,440	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ngorongoro	Conservation Area	828,800	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Maswa G.R. (N)	Game reserve	220,000	protected area overlaps with site	0
Loliondo GCA	Game controlled area	622,174	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ikorongo G.R.	Game reserve	60,274	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ikona WMA	Wildlife management area	24,200	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Grumeti G.R.	Game reserve	41,189	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Shrubland		-
Grassland		-
Forest		-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Serengeti National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 18/08/2022.