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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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 |
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