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The site was identified as important in 1999 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
Fischer's Turaco Tauraco fischeri	NT	resident	1999	present	A1
Southern Banded Snake-eagle Circaetus fasciolatus	NT	resident	1999	present	A1
Spotted Ground-thrush Geokichla guttata	VU	non-breeding	-	present	A1
Plain-backed Sunbird Anthreptes reichenowi	NT	resident	1999	present	A1
Sokoke Pipit Anthus sokokensis	EN	unknown	1999	rare	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1999) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1999. The most recent assessment (2023) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1927	Gede Ruins National Monument	Other Area	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Lowland forest - mondom moist evgn & semi-evgn	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gede Ruins National Monument (Kenya). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gede-ruins-national-monument-iba-kenya on 23/11/2024.