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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
Handsome Francolin Pternistis nobilis	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Ruwenzori Turaco Gallirex johnstoni	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
African Long-eared Owl Asio abyssinicus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus	NT	resident	1998	present	A3
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Western Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaea	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Fine-banded Woodpecker Campethera taeniolaema	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Mountain Oriole Oriolus percivali	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Ruwenzori Batis Batis diops	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Lagden's Bush-shrike Malaconotus lagdeni	NT	resident	-	present	A1
Albertine Sooty Boubou Laniarius holomelas	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Doherty's Bush-shrike Telophorus dohertyi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-tailed Crested-flycatcher Elminia albonotata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Stripe-breasted Tit Melaniparus fasciiventer	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Ruwenzori Apalis Oreolais ruwenzorii	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Black-faced Apalis Apalis personata	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Mountain Yellow Warbler Iduna similis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grauer's Swamp-warbler Bradypterus graueri	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Cinnamon Bracken-warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Eastern Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-faced Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus laetus	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sharpe's Starling Pholia sharpii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Abyssinian Ground-thrush Geokichla piaggiae	LC	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
White-eyed Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Archer's Robin-chat Dessonornis archeri	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-throated Alethe Chamaetylas poliophrys	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blue-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra alinae	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-tufted Sunbird Nectarinia johnstoni	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Strange Weaver Ploceus alienus	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Dusky Crimsonwing Cryptospiza jacksoni	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Shelley's Crimsonwing Cryptospiza shelleyi	EN	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-browed Citril Crithagra frontalis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	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).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
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%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	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	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

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)
Volcans	National Park	16,000	protected area overlaps with site	12,000
Parc national des Volcans	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	16,000	protected area overlaps with site	15,000

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

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Volcans National Park. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/volcans-national-park-iba-rwanda on 03/10/2023.