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Katavi National Park


IBA Justification

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 Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris LC non-breeding 1998 300 individuals A4i
Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus LC resident 2000 present A3
Stierling's Woodpecker Dendropicos stierlingi NT resident 2000 unknown A3
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni LC resident 2000 present A3
Tabora Cisticola Cisticola angusticauda LC resident 2000 present A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana LC resident 2000 present A3
Miombo Rock-thrush Monticola angolensis LC resident 2000 unknown A3
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti LC resident 2000 present A3
Tanzanian Masked Weaver Ploceus reichardi LC resident 2000 unknown A3
Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa LC resident 2000 present A3

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


IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2005 favourable medium low
Was the whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Habitat detail Reference area (ha) Actual area (ha) Habitat quantity (% remaining) Habitat quality (carrying capacity) Result
Artificial/Terrestrial 0 0 good (> 90%) good (> 90%) favourable
Forest 0 0 good (> 90%) good (> 90%) favourable
Shrubland 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
Biological resource use hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target) happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium

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 Unknown Some limited conservation initiatives are in place low
For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Ukanga Forest Reserve 113,074 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Rungwa River GCA Game controlled area 334,273 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Rungwa River G.C.A. Game reserve 900,000 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Mulele Hills Forest Reserve 86,189 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Mlele GCA Game controlled area 3,000 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Mlele G.C.A.(S) Game reserve 125,518 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Lwafi-Nkamba G.R. Game reserve 338,857 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Lake Rukwa G.R Game reserve 198,801 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Katavi National Park National Park 420,757 protected area overlaps with site 323,000

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Shrubland -
Forest -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Katavi National Park. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/katavi-national-park-iba-tanzania on 19/03/2024.