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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
Ring-necked Francolin Scleroptila streptophora	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex	VU	resident (-)	present	A1
Red-faced Barbet Lybius rubrifacies	NT	resident (2000)	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1959	Biharamulo	Game Reserve (IV)	37
1973	Burigi	Game Reserve (IV)	63

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	69
Shrubland	16
Artificial/Terrestrial	8
Wetlands (inland)	4

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Burigi - Biharamulo Game Reserves (Tanzania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/burigi--biharamulo-game-reserves-iba-tanzania on 23/12/2024.