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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
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris	LC	non-breeding	1998	300 individuals	A4i
Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Stierling's Woodpecker Dendropicos stierlingi	NT	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Tabora Cisticola Cisticola angusticauda	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Miombo Rock-thrush Monticola angolensis	LC	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Tanzanian Masked Weaver Ploceus reichardi	LC	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa	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.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2005) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	Unknown	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1974	Katavi National Park	National Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland		73
Forest		15
Artificial/Terrestrial		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Katavi National Park (Tanzania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/katavi-national-park-iba-tanzania on 22/11/2024.