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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
Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus	LC	non-breeding	1997	12,000 individuals	A4i
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	winter	-	500,000-1,500,000 individuals	A4i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	winter	-	500-10,000 individuals	A4i
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
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	-	1,000,000-2,499,999 individuals	A4iii

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

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus	12,000	3,922	individuals	33	very unfavourable
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	1,000,000	783	individuals	1	very unfavourable
Sterna nilotica	10,050	1,443	individuals	15	very unfavourable

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2006	Lutembe Bay Wetland System	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	12

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Lutembe Wetlands Users Association	2007

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		55
Forest		33
Artificial/Terrestrial		11

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lutembe Bay (Uganda). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lutembe-bay-iba-uganda on 22/11/2024.