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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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 birds	A4i
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris	LC	non-breeding (-)	376 birds	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

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 popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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

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 23/12/2024.