TZ057
Jozani Forest


IBA Justification

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
Fischer's Turaco Tauraco fischeri NT resident (2000) present A1, A2, A3
Mangrove Kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides LC resident (2000) present A3
Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-bellied Starling Notopholia corusca LC resident (2000) present A3
East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi NT resident (2000) present A1, A3
Mouse-coloured Sunbird Cyanomitra verreauxii LC resident (2000) present A3
Zanzibar Red Bishop Euplectes nigroventris LC resident (2000) unknown A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Jozani Forest Reserve (-) -

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 100

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry -
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jozani Forest (Tanzania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jozani-forest-iba-tanzania on 22/12/2024.