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Lake Nakuwa


IBA Justification

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
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex VU resident (-) present A1
Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri NT resident (1998) present A1, A3
Carruthers's Cisticola Cisticola carruthersi LC resident (1998) present A3
Papyrus Yellow Warbler Calamonastides gracilirostris VU resident (1998) present A1, A3
White-winged Swamp-warbler Bradypterus carpalis LC resident (1998) present A3
Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei LC resident (1998) present A3
Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus LC resident (1998) present A3
Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops LC resident (1998) present A3
Papyrus Canary Crithagra koliensis LC resident (1998) present A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2012 moderate low low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low
Natural system modifications happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun Very little or no conservation action taking place low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 80
Forest 13
Wetlands (inland) 5

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Nakuwa (Uganda). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-nakuwa-iba-uganda on 23/12/2024.