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.
Species |
Red List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus |
NT |
resident (1999) |
rare |
A3 |
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Fine-banded Woodpecker Campethera taeniolaema |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Mountain Oriole Oriolus percivali |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Rwenzori Batis Batis diops |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Albertine Sooty Boubou Laniarius holomelas |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Doherty's Bushshrike Telophorus dohertyi |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
White-tailed Crested-flycatcher Elminia albonotata |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Rwenzori Apalis Oreolais ruwenzorii |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Kungwe Apalis Apalis argentea |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Mountain Yellow Warbler Iduna similis |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Cinnamon Bracken-warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Eastern Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Shelley's Greenbul Arizelocichla masukuensis |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Red-faced Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus laetus |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Rwenzori Hill-babbler Sylvia atriceps |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Sharpe's Starling Pholia sharpii |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Stuhlmann's Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Abyssinian Ground-thrush Geokichla piaggiae |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
White-eyed Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Red-throated Alethe Chamaetylas poliophrys |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Grey-chested Kakamega Kakamega poliothorax |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Blue-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra alinae |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Purple-breasted Sunbird Nectarinia purpureiventris |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Strange Weaver Ploceus alienus |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Dusky Twinspot Euschistospiza cinereovinacea |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Dusky Crimsonwing Cryptospiza jacksoni |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Yellow-browed Citril Crithagra frontalis |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata |
LC |
resident (1999) |
present |
A3 |
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