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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
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex	VU	resident (-)	present	A1
Hemprich's Hornbill Lophoceros hemprichii	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Boran Cisticola Cisticola bodessa	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Rufous Chatterer Argya rubiginosa	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
White-rumped Babbler Turdoides leucopygia	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Boma	National Park (II)	57

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	58
Forest	19
Artificial/Terrestrial	17
Savanna	4

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Boma (South Sudan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/boma-iba-south-sudan on 23/12/2024.