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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
Nahan's Partridge Ptilopachus nahani	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A3
Forest Francolin Peliperdix lathami	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Cassin's Spinetail Neafrapus cassini	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx olivinus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-crested Turaco Tauraco leucolophus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Cassin's Hawk-eagle Aquila africana	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Congo Pied Hornbill Lophoceros fasciatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes cylindricus	VU	resident	1998	present	A3
Eastern Piping Hornbill Bycanistes sharpii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
African Dwarf-kingfisher Ispidina lecontei	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Halcyon badia	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet Trachylaemus purpuratus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Eastern Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Cassin's Honeybird Prodotiscus insignis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Willcocks's Honeyguide Indicator willcocksi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown-eared Woodpecker Pardipicus caroli	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Speckle-breasted Woodpecker Dendropicos poecilolaemus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-crested Woodpecker Dendropicos xantholophus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus	EN	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-collared Lovebird Agapornis swindernianus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Green-breasted Pitta Pitta reichenowi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rufous-sided Broadbill Smithornis rufolateralis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Ituri Batis Batis ituriensis	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
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Dusky Crested-flycatcher Elminia nigromitrata	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
Lemon-bellied Crombec Sylvietta denti	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow Longbill Macrosphenus flavicans	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey Longbill Macrosphenus concolor	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rufous-crowned Eremomela Eremomela badiceps	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-winged Grey Warbler Drymocichla incana	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-browed Camaroptera Camaroptera superciliaris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Tawny-breasted Camaroptera Camaroptera toroensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-tailed Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Spotted Greenbul Ixonotus guttatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator	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
Xavier's Greenbul Phyllastrephus xavieri	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
Icterine Greenbul Phyllastrephus icterinus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Leaf-love Pyrrhurus scandens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Uganda Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus budongoensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chestnut-capped Flycatcher Erythrocercus mccallii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Green Hylia Hylia prasina	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Scaly-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis albipectus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathus fulgidus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Narrow-tailed Starling Poeoptera lugubris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Purple-headed Starling Hylopsar purpureiceps	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-tailed Ant-thrush Neocossyphus poensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rufous Flycatcher-thrush Stizorhina fraseri	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-eared Ground-thrush Geokichla camaronensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Fire-crested Alethe Alethe castanea	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-footed Flycatcher Muscicapa sethsmithi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sooty Flycatcher Artomyias fuliginosa	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Dusky-blue Flycatcher Bradornis comitatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
African Forest-flycatcher Fraseria ocreata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey-throated Tit-flycatcher Fraseria griseigularis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-breasted Forest-robin Stiphrornis xanthogaster	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Lowland Akalat Sheppardia cyornithopsis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey-headed Sunbird Deleornis axillaris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey-chinned Sunbird Anthreptes tephrolaemus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Green-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra rubescens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-weaver Plocepasser superciliosus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-mantled Weaver Ploceus tricolor	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
Crested Malimbe Malimbus malimbicus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey-headed Oliveback Nesocharis capistrata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-breasted Nigrita Nigrita fusconotus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chestnut-breasted Nigrita Nigrita bicolor	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Woodhouse's Antpecker Parmoptila woodhousei	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3

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

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Forest		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Savanna		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - nomadic grazing	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	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is 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	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
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
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other 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

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)
Nyabyeya	Forest Reserve	355	protected area overlaps with site	0
Murchison Falls-Albert Delta Wetland System	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	17,293	protected area overlaps with site	0
Murchison Falls	National Park	387,700	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Karuma	Wildlife Reserve	67,500	protected area overlaps with site	0
Bugungu	Wildlife Reserve	47,300	protected area overlaps with site	0
Budongo	Forest Reserve	81,788	is identical to site	79,300

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

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Budongo Forest Reserve. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/budongo-forest-reserve-iba-uganda on 03/12/2023.