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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
Heuglin's Francolin Pternistis icterorhynchus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-necked Francolin Pternistis leucoscepus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Nyanza Swift Apus niansae	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-bellied Go-away-bird Criniferoides leucogaster	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Hartlaub's Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-crested Turaco Tauraco leucolophus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	winter	-	present	A1
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus	NT	resident	1998	present	A3
Eastern Chanting-goshawk Melierax poliopterus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Jackson's Hornbill Tockus jacksoni	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki	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
Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-breasted Barbet Pogonornis rolleti	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Emin's Shrike Lanius gubernator	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Mouse-coloured Penduline-tit Anthoscopus musculus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-winged Lark Mirafra hypermetra	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Karamoja Apalis Apalis karamojae	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Grey Wren-warbler Calamonastes simplex	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Foxy Cisticola Cisticola troglodytes	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
Brown Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
African Hill-babbler Sylvia abyssinica	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown Warbler Curruca lugens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rufous Chatterer Argya rubiginosa	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Magpie Starling Speculipastor bicolor	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sharpe's Starling Pholia sharpii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
African Grey Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-eyed Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Little Rock-thrush Monticola rufocinereus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-headed Buffalo-weaver Dinemellia dinemelli	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-weaver Plocepasser superciliosus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey Firefinch Lagonosticta nigricollis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Abyssinian Crimsonwing Cryptospiza salvadorii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-bellied Canary Crithagra dorsostriata	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
Grassland		0	0	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near 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	some of area/population (10-49%)	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
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	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	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

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)
Zulia	Forest Reserve	92,579	protected area overlaps with site	0
Nyangea - Napore	Forest Reserve	42,307	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lopeichubei	Forest Reserve	16,664	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lomej	Forest Reserve	766	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kidepo Valley	National Park	143,000	protected area overlaps with site	143,000
Karenga	Community Wildlife Management Area	95,600	protected area is adjacent to 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)
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kidepo Valley National Park. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kidepo-valley-national-park-iba-uganda on 08/12/2023.