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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
Ring-necked Francolin Scleroptila streptophora	NT	resident	2000	present	A3
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex	VU	resident	-	present	A1
Red-faced Barbet Lybius rubrifacies	NT	resident	2000	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei	LC	resident	2000	present	A3

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Ruiga River	Forest Reserve	120,694	protected area overlaps with site	0
Burigi	Game Reserve	220,000	protected area contained by site	220,000
Biharamulo	Game Reserve	130,000	protected area contained by site	130,000

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

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Burigi - Biharamulo Game Reserves. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 09/02/2023.