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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
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis	LC	non-breeding (1955)	abundant	A4i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	non-breeding (1955)	abundant	A4i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	non-breeding (1955)	40,000–60,000 birds	A4i
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris	LC	non-breeding (1995)	1,500 birds	A4i
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	winter (1995)	11,906 birds	A4i
Tanzanian Masked Weaver Ploceus reichardi	LC	resident (1995)	present	A2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding (1955)	50,000-99,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1959	Uwanda	Game Reserve (IV)	67
1974	Katavi National Park	National Park (II)	3
1974	Rukwa	Game Controlled Area (VI)	33
1974	Lukwati	Game Controlled Area (VI)	17

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	75
Shrubland	14
Forest	6
Artificial/Terrestrial	3

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

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