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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
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
White-winged Swamp-warbler Bradypterus carpalis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea	EN	non-breeding (-)	present	A1
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

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' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Biological resource use	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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

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

Name	Year formed
Mabamba Bird Guides and Conservation Association	1998

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	100

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mabamba Bay (Uganda). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mabamba-bay-iba-uganda on 22/12/2024.