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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
White-crested Turaco Tauraco leucolophus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex	VU	resident (-)	present	A1
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Black-breasted Barbet Pogonornis rolleti	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri	NT	resident (1998)	present	A1
Emin's Shrike Lanius gubernator	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus	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-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Grey-headed Oliveback Delacourella capistrata	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Savanna	good (>90%)	moderate (70–90%)	moderate
Shrubland	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good
Forest	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1965	Ajai	Wildlife Reserve (III)	94

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	58
Shrubland	19
Savanna	14
Unknown	4
Artificial/Terrestrial	2

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ajai Wildlife Reserve (Uganda). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ajai-wildlife-reserve-iba-uganda on 23/12/2024.