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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
Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Donaldson Smith's Nightjar Caprimulgus donaldsoni	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-bellied Go-away-bird Criniferoides leucogaster	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Hemprich's Hornbill Lophoceros hemprichii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Jackson's Hornbill Tockus jacksoni	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
D'Arnaud's Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Three-streaked Tchagra Tchagra jamesi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Somali Tit Melaniparus thruppi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Mouse-coloured Penduline-tit Anthoscopus musculus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Pink-breasted Lark Calendulauda poecilosterna	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Grey Wren-warbler Calamonastes simplex	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Pale Prinia Prinia somalica	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Kenya White-eye Zosterops flavilateralis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Rufous Chatterer Argya rubiginosa	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Bristle-crowned Starling Onychognathus salvadorii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Magpie Starling Speculipastor bicolor	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
African Grey Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Brown-tailed Chat Oenanthe scotocerca	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Hunter's Sunbird Chalcomitra hunteri	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Shining Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-cheeked Waxbill Brunhilda charmosyna	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Grey-headed Silverbill Spermestes griseicapilla	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Northern Grosbeak-canary Crithagra donaldsoni	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-bellied Canary Crithagra dorsostriata	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Somali Bunting Emberiza poliopleura	LC	resident	1999	present	A3

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
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
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Geological events	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Lake Baringo	National Reserve	100
2002	Lake Baringo	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2006	Ruko Community Widlife Conservancy	Community Nature Reserve	5

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools	60
Forest	Woodland - mixed	-
Savanna	Bushland & thicket - evergreen	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
water management	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
forestry	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Baringo (Kenya). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-baringo-iba-kenya on 22/11/2024.