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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
Jackson's Francolin Pternistis jacksoni	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Elgon Francolin Scleroptila elgonensis	NT	resident	1998	present	A3
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Nyanza Swift Apus niansae	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Hartlaub's Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus	NT	resident	1998	present	A3
Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Forest Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus castaneiceps	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet Trachylaemus purpuratus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Buccanodon duchaillui	NR	resident	1998	present	A3
Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Moustached Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Campethera nivosa	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown-eared Woodpecker Campethera caroli	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Fine-banded Woodpecker Campethera taeniolaema	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-crested Woodpecker Dendropicos xantholophus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Mountain Oriole Oriolus percivali	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Ruwenzori Batis Batis diops	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Jameson's Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia jamesoni	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chestnut Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia castanea	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Lowland Sooty Boubou Laniarius leucorhynchus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Doherty's Bush-shrike Telophorus dohertyi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Dusky Crested-flycatcher Elminia nigromitrata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-tailed Crested-flycatcher Elminia albonotata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Dusky Tit Melaniparus funereus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Western Nicator Nicator chloris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Green Crombec Sylvietta virens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-collared Apalis Oreolais pulcher	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Masked Apalis Apalis binotata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-faced Apalis Apalis personata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Tawny-breasted Camaroptera Camaroptera toroensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Hunter's Cisticola Cisticola hunteri	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Mountain Yellow Warbler Iduna similis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Cinnamon Bracken-warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Bamboo Warbler Bradypterus alfredi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Eastern Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-tailed Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Joyful Greenbul Chlorocichla laetissima	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Shelley's Greenbul Arizelocichla masukuensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey Greenbul Eurillas gracilis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Plain Greenbul Eurillas curvirostris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Toro Olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus hypochloris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-throated Greenbul Phyllastrephus albigularis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Uganda Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus budongoensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Green Hylia Hylia prasina	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown Warbler Sylvia lugens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
African Hill-babbler Sylvia abyssinica	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Scaly-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis albipectus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sharpe's Starling Pholia sharpii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Stuhlmann's Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Purple-headed Starling Hylopsar purpureiceps	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Abyssinian Ground-thrush Geokichla piaggiae	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Fire-crested Alethe Alethe castanea	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-eyed Black-flycatcher Melaenornis ardesiacus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blue-shouldered Robin-chat Cossypha cyanocampter	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-breasted Forest-robin Stiphrornis xanthogaster	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Little Rock-thrush Monticola rufocinereus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Moorland Chat Pinarochroa sordida	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey-chested Kakamega Kakamega poliothorax	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey-chinned Sunbird Anthreptes tephrolaemus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Golden-winged Sunbird Drepanorhynchus reichenowi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Abyssinian Crimsonwing Cryptospiza salvadorii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-breasted Nigrita Nigrita fusconotus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus	LC	resident	1998	present	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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
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
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Geological events	avalanches/landslides	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%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

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Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Mount Elgon	National Park	111,000	protected area overlaps with site	111,000
Mount Elgon	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	111,747	protected area overlaps with site	111,747

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mount Elgon National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/04/2021.