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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Ring-necked Francolin Scleroptila streptophora	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae	EN	non-breeding	-	present	A1
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex	VU	resident	-	present	A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	winter	-	present	A1
Red-faced Barbet Lybius rubrifacies	NT	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri	NT	resident	1998	present	A1, A3
Carruthers's Cisticola Cisticola carruthersi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-winged Swamp-warbler Bradypterus carpalis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-collared Oliveback Nesocharis ansorgei	LC	resident	1998	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	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 areas	Management plan	Other 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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1934	Akagera	National Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		48
Wetlands (inland)		18
Shrubland		17
Grassland		14

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Akagera National Park (Rwanda). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/akagera-national-park-iba-rwanda on 22/11/2024.