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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Ring-necked Francolin Scleroptila streptophora	LC	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Red-faced Barbet Lybius rubrifacies	NT	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri	NT	resident	2000	present	A1, A3
Carruthers's Cisticola Cisticola carruthersi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Papyrus Yellow Warbler Calamonastides gracilirostris	VU	resident	2000	unknown	A3
White-winged Swamp-warbler Bradypterus carpalis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei	LC	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops	LC	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Papyrus Canary Crithagra koliensis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland		27
Forest		25
Grassland		19
Artificial/Terrestrial		16
Wetlands (inland)		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kagera swamps (Tanzania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kagera-swamps-iba-tanzania on 22/11/2024.