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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
Handsome Francolin Pternistis nobilis	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Ruwenzori Turaco Gallirex johnstoni	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus	NT	resident	1998	present	A3
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Western Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaea	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Ruwenzori Batis Batis diops	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Lagden's Bush-shrike Malaconotus lagdeni	NT	resident	-	present	A1
Albertine Sooty Boubou Laniarius holomelas	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Doherty's Bush-shrike Telophorus dohertyi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Stripe-breasted Tit Melaniparus fasciiventer	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Ruwenzori Apalis Oreolais ruwenzorii	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Black-faced Apalis Apalis personata	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Mountain Yellow Warbler Iduna similis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grauer's Swamp-warbler Bradypterus graueri	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Cinnamon Bracken-warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Eastern Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-faced Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus laetus	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Ruwenzori Hill-babbler Sylvia atriceps	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Abyssinian Ground-thrush Geokichla piaggiae	LC	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
White-eyed Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Archer's Robin-chat Dessonornis archeri	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-tufted Sunbird Nectarinia johnstoni	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Strange Weaver Ploceus alienus	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Dusky Crimsonwing Cryptospiza jacksoni	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Shelley's Crimsonwing Cryptospiza shelleyi	EN	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Yellow-browed Citril Crithagra frontalis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	LC	resident	1998	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.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - unspecified species	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Grassland		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Savanna		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Mgahinga Gorilla	National Park	3,800	protected area overlaps with site	3,800

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

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-
other	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/05/2022.