Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 1999 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinde's Babbler Turdoides hindei | VU | resident | 1999 | present | A1, A2 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1999) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1999. The most recent assessment (2023) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2023 | very unfavourable | high | negligible |
| 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 |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | poor (40-69%) | poor (40-69%) | very unfavourable |
| Savanna | poor (40-69%) | poor (40-69%) | very unfavourable |
| Forest | moderate (70-90%) | moderate (70-90%) | unfavourable |
| Wetlands (inland) | moderate (70-90%) | moderate (70-90%) | unfavourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Climate change and severe weather | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Pollution | 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 |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | negligible |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 97 | |
| Shrubland | 2 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Farmbush, fallow & ruderal land | - |
| Savanna | Bushland & thicket - evergreen | - |
| Wetlands (inland) | Rivers & streams | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | 100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kianyaga valleys (Kenya). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kianyaga-valleys-iba-kenya on 22/11/2024.