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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 at site	IBA criteria triggered
Heuglin's Francolin Pternistis icterorhynchus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-crested Turaco Tauraco leucolophus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Speckle-breasted Woodpecker Dendropicos poecilolaemus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-winged Grey Warbler Drymocichla incana	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Foxy Cisticola Cisticola troglodytes	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Dusky Babbler Turdoides tenebrosa	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-weaver Plocepasser superciliosus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini	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
Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

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	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
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
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Condition of the site (state), by habitat
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Forest		0	0	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
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)
Mount Kei	Wildlife Sanctuary	41,620	protected area overlaps with site	38,400

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland		-
Savanna		-
Forest		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
water management	-
other	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Kei Forest Reserve. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/7062 on 01/06/2023.