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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
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus	NT	resident (2000)	present	A3
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Fine-banded Woodpecker Campethera taeniolaema	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Mountain Oriole Oriolus percivali	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Kungwe Apalis Apalis argentea	LC	resident (2000)	present	A1, A2, A3
Eastern Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Yellow-throated Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
African Hill-babbler Sylvia abyssinica	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Sharpe's Starling Pholia sharpii	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Stuhlmann's Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Forest Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris fuelleborni	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius	LC	resident (2000)	present	A2, A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Yellow-browed Citril Crithagra frontalis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
East African Citril Crithagra hyposticta	LC	resident (2000)	unknown	A3
Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni	LC	resident (2000)	unknown	A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	LC	resident (2000)	unknown	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 (2002) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	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	Unknown	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1980	Mahale Mts.National Park	National Park (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	87
Shrubland	7
Wetlands (inland)	5

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mahali Mountain National Park (Tanzania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mahali-mountain-national-park-iba-tanzania on 23/12/2024.