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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	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Madagascar Pond-heron Ardeola idae	EN	non-breeding	2000	present	A1
White-headed Lapwing Vanellus albiceps	LC	non-breeding	1995	476 individuals	A4i
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris	LC	non-breeding	-	376 individuals	A1, A4i
Southern Banded Snake-eagle Circaetus fasciolatus	NT	resident	2000	present	A1
Pale-billed Hornbill Lophoceros pallidirostris	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Böhm's Bee-eater Merops boehmi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Stierling's Woodpecker Dendropicos stierlingi	NT	resident	2000	unknown	A1, A3
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Cinnamon-breasted Tit Melaniparus pallidiventris	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Miombo Rock-thrush Monticola angolensis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Shelley's Sunbird Cinnyris shelleyi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Kilombero Weaver Ploceus burnieri	VU	resident	2000	present	A1, A2, A3
Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa	LC	resident	2000	present	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2001).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
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%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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)
Selous Game Reserve	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	4,480,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Selous G.R	Game reserve	4,400,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ruhidji/Ifinga O.A.	Open area	222,549	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Mwantisi O.A. (N) and Furua	Open area	183,369	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Masagati	Forest Reserve	1,691	protected area contained by site	0
Kilombero Valley Floodplain	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	796,735	protected area overlaps with site	400,000
Kilombero GCA	Game controlled area	581,766	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Shrubland		-
Grassland		-
Forest		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kilombero Valley. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kilombero-valley-iba-tanzania on 29/11/2023.