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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
Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae	EN	non-breeding	2000	present	A1
White-crowned Lapwing Vanellus albiceps	LC	non-breeding	1995	476 individuals	A4i
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris	LC	non-breeding	-	376 individuals	A1, A4i
Southern Banded Snake-eagle Circaetus fasciolatus	NT	resident	2000	present	A1
Pale-billed Hornbill Lophoceros pallidirostris	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Böhm's Bee-eater Merops boehmi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Stierling's Woodpecker Dendropicos stierlingi	NT	resident	2000	unknown	A1, A3
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Cinnamon-breasted Tit Melaniparus pallidiventris	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Miombo Rock-thrush Monticola angolensis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Shelley's Sunbird Cinnyris shelleyi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Kilombero Weaver Ploceus burnieri	VU	resident	2000	present	A1, A2, 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 (2001) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Kilombero GCA	Game controlled area	70
1955	Masagati	Forest Reserve	<1
2002	Kilombero Valley Floodplain	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland		42
Forest		29
Artificial/Terrestrial		26
Grassland		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
other	-

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