Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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:Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2012 | good | low | medium |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Forest | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Biological resource use | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | medium |
The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.
| Name | Year formed |
|---|---|
| Bitooma Abeteriiene Twebiseho Association (BATA) | 0 |
| Butoha Twetungure Turinde Ebyobuhangwa Association (BTTEA) | 0 |
| Buzenga Environmenttal Association | 0 |
| Kanywambogo Environmental Development Association (KEDA) | 0 |
| Mwongera Parish Environmental Conservation Association (MPECA) | 0 |
| Ndangaro Environment and Conservation Association (NECA) | 0 |
| Rwajere Parish Tree Planting Association (RPTPA) | 0 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) | Mid-altitude forest - transitional |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| forestry | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest Reserve (Uganda). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kasyoha-kitomi-forest-reserve-iba-uganda on 23/12/2024.