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Site description (2001 baseline):
Site location and context
This reserve, comprising Juba Nature Reserve and Jebel Kujur Forest Reserve, lies immediately south-west of the town of Juba in southern Sudan. The terrain is hilly, dominated by the rocky outcrops and sheer cliffs of Jebel Kujur. The vegetation is wooded grassland in which common tree species include
Balanites aegyptiaca,
Combretum molle and
Acacia hockii, while common grasses comprise
Themeda triandra,
Chrysopogon aucheri,
Sporobolus,
Andropogon and
Hyparrhenia spp.
See Box and Table 2 for key species. In addition, there are records of
Gallinago media and
Glareola nordmanni on passage, and one species characteristic of the Sahel biome (A03) and eight of the Somali–Masai biome (A08) have also been recorded (see Table 2).
Non-bird biodiversity: Few, if any, large mammals remain.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Threats to the site are severe, due to its proximity to Juba town. They include tree-felling for charcoal production, overgrazing, clearance of land for agriculture and quarrying.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Juba (South Sudan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/juba-iba-south-sudan on 22/11/2024.
