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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
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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Livingstone	Forest Reserve	37
-	Irunga	Forest Reserve	<1
-	Ndukunduku	Forest Reserve	4
1940	Rungwe	Nature Reserve	25
1956	Ndumbi Valley	Forest Reserve	4
1958	Irungu	Forest Reserve	<1
1960	Chimala Scarp	Forest Reserve	28
2005	Kitulo Plateau National Park	National Park	72

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 click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		85
Shrubland		9
Artificial/Terrestrial		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.