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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
Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Yellow-necked Francolin Pternistis leucoscepus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-faced Sandgrouse Pterocles decoratus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar Caprimulgus donaldsoni	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-bellied Go-away-bird Criniferoides leucogaster	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Eastern Chanting-goshawk Melierax poliopterus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-headed Mousebird Colius leucocephalus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Somali Bee-eater Merops revoilii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
D'Arnaud's Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Pringle's Puffback Dryoscopus pringlii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Three-streaked Tchagra Tchagra jamesi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Rosy-patched Bush-shrike Rhodophoneus cruentus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Long-tailed Fiscal Lanius cabanisi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Somali Tit Melaniparus thruppi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Mouse-coloured Penduline-tit Anthoscopus musculus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Chestnut-headed Sparrow-lark Eremopterix signatus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Pink-breasted Lark Calendulauda poecilosterna	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-winged Lark Mirafra hypermetra	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Somali Short-toed Lark Alaudala somalica	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Somali Crombec Sylvietta isabellina	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Yellow-vented Eremomela Eremomela flavicrissalis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Grey Wren-warbler Calamonastes simplex	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Ashy Cisticola Cisticola cinereolus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Tiny Cisticola Cisticola nana	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Pale Prinia Prinia somalica	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Banded Warbler Curruca boehmi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Kenya White-eye Zosterops flavilateralis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Rufous Chatterer Argya rubiginosa	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Bristle-crowned Starling Onychognathus salvadorii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Magpie Starling Speculipastor bicolor	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Hildebrandt's Starling Lamprotornis hildebrandti	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Golden-breasted Starling Lamprotornis regius	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Fischer's Starling Lamprotornis fischeri	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Bare-eyed Thrush Turdus tephronotus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
African Grey Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Brown-tailed Chat Oenanthe scotocerca	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Hunter's Sunbird Chalcomitra hunteri	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris nectarinioides	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Shining Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-headed Buffalo-weaver Dinemellia dinemelli	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-weaver Plocepasser donaldsoni	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-capped Social-weaver Pseudonigrita cabanisi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Fire-fronted Bishop Euplectes diadematus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Golden Palm Weaver Ploceus bojeri	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda charmosyna	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Grey-headed Silverbill Odontospiza griseicapilla	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-bellied Canary Crithagra dorsostriata	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Somali Bunting Emberiza poliopleura	LC	resident	1999	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	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - agro-industry grazing, ranching or farmin	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - nomadic grazing	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	drought	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	storms and floods	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	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 - named species	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
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - herbicides and pesticides	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	flight paths	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Grassland	Grassland - edaphic, dry	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	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	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
West Gate Community Conservancy	Community Nature Reserve	36,253	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Samburu	National Reserve	16,500	protected area overlaps with site	16,500
Nasuulu Community Wildlife Conservancy	Community Nature Reserve	34,601	protected area overlaps with site	0
Nakuprat-Gotu Community Conservancy	Community Nature Reserve	71,992	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Kalama Community Wildlife Conservancy	Community Nature Reserve	49,674	protected area overlaps with site	0
Buffalo Springs	National Reserve	13,100	protected area overlaps with site	13,100

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Woodland - riparian, Lowland forest - riparian	-
Grassland	Grassland - edaphic, dry	-

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 09/02/2023.