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Lake Victoria: Mwanza Gulf


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
Little Egret Egretta garzetta LC non-breeding (1995) 5,000 birds A4i

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 83
Artificial/Terrestrial 14
Forest 1

Land use

Land use % of IBA
unknown -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Victoria: Mwanza Gulf (Tanzania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-victoria:-mwanza-gulf-iba-tanzania on 23/12/2024.