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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
Common Fiscal Lanius collaris	LC	resident (2000)	present	A2
Churring Cisticola Cisticola njombe	LC	resident (-)	present	A1, A2
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea	EN	breeding (2000)	present	A1
Montane Widowbird Euplectes psammacromius	LC	resident (2000)	present	A2
Kipengere Seedeater Crithagra melanochroa	LC	resident (2000)	present	A1, A2
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	LC	resident (2000)	present	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Ndukunduku	Forest Reserve (-)	4

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Mvikuki	2003

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	85
Shrubland	9
Artificial/Terrestrial	5

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kitulo plateau (Tanzania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kitulo-plateau-iba-tanzania on 23/12/2024.