Boni and Dodori National Reserves (Kenya) IBA | Details

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Boni and Dodori National Reserves

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2014 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
Fischer's Turaco Tauraco fischeri	NT	resident (2012–2013)	present	A1, A3
Southern Banded Snake-eagle Circaetus fasciolatus	NT	resident (2012–2013)	present	A1, A3
Mangrove Kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides	LC	resident (2012–2013)	present	A3
Mombasa Woodpecker Campethera mombassica	LC	resident (2012–2013)	present	A3
Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike Prionops scopifrons	LC	resident (2012–2013)	present	A3
Gorgeous Bushshrike Telophorus viridis	LC	resident (2012–2013)	present	A3
Fischer's Greenbul Phyllastrephus fischeri	LC	resident (2012–2013)	present	A3
Lowland Tiny Greenbul Phyllastrephus debilis	LC	resident (2012–2013)	present	A3
Little Yellow Flycatcher Erythrocercus holochlorus	LC	resident (2012–2013)	present	A3
Scaly Babbler Turdoides squamulata	LC	resident (2012–2013)	present	A3
Black-bellied Starling Notopholia corusca	LC	resident (2012–2013)	present	A3
Mouse-coloured Sunbird Cyanomitra verreauxii	LC	resident (2012–2013)	present	A3
Violet-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris chalcomelas	LC	resident (2012–2013)	present	A3
Malindi Pipit Anthus melindae	LC	resident (2014)	present	A1, A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2022) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2022	good	very high	very low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good
Wetlands (inland)	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good
Savanna	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	whole of population/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	very high
Pollution	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	60	Woodland - mixed; Lowland forest - mixed moist evgn & semi-evgn
Savanna	36	Wooded grassland
Wetlands (inland)	4	Freshwater lakes and pools

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

Land ownership

National Reserves.

The Aweer Community Conservancy contain a few small settlements, farms and cleared areas. Recent fighting in Boni Forest may have altered the land use.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Boni and Dodori National Reserves (Kenya). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/boni-and-dodori-national-reserves-iba-kenya on 18/12/2024.