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Mgahinga Gorilla National Park


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
Handsome Spurfowl Pternistis nobilis LC resident (1998) present A2, A3
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens LC resident (1998) present A3
Rwenzori Turaco Gallirex johnstoni LC resident (1998) present A2, A3
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus NT resident (1998) present A3
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates LC resident (1998) present A3
Western Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaea LC resident (1998) present A3
Rwenzori Batis Batis diops LC resident (1998) present A2, A3
Lagden's Bushshrike Malaconotus lagdeni NT resident (-) present A1
Albertine Sooty Boubou Laniarius holomelas LC resident (1998) present A3
Doherty's Bushshrike Telophorus dohertyi LC resident (1998) present A3
Stripe-breasted Tit Melaniparus fasciiventer LC resident (1998) present A2, A3
White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys LC resident (1998) present A3
Rwenzori Apalis Oreolais ruwenzorii LC resident (1998) present A2, A3
Black-faced Apalis Apalis personata LC resident (1998) present A2, A3
Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema LC resident (1998) present A3
Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi LC resident (1998) present A3
Mountain Yellow Warbler Iduna similis LC resident (1998) present A3
Grauer's Swamp-warbler Bradypterus graueri VU resident (1998) present A1, A2, A3
Cinnamon Bracken-warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus LC resident (1998) present A3
Eastern Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps LC resident (1998) present A3
Brown Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens LC resident (1998) present A3
Red-faced Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus laetus LC resident (1998) present A2, A3
Rwenzori Hill-babbler Sylvia atriceps LC resident (1998) present A3
Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris LC resident (1998) present A3
Abyssinian Ground-thrush Geokichla piaggiae LC resident (1998) present A1, A2, A3
White-eyed Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri LC resident (1998) present A3
Archer's Robin-chat Dessonornis archeri LC resident (1998) present A2, A3
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata LC resident (1998) present A3
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis LC resident (1998) present A3
Red-tufted Sunbird Nectarinia johnstoni LC resident (1998) present A3
Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi LC resident (1998) present A3
Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius LC resident (1998) present A2, A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht LC resident (1998) present A3
Strange Weaver Ploceus alienus LC resident (1998) present A2, A3
Dusky Crimsonwing Cryptospiza jacksoni LC resident (1998) present A2, A3
Shelley's Crimsonwing Cryptospiza shelleyi EN resident (1998) present A1, A2, A3
Yellow-browed Citril Crithagra frontalis LC resident (1998) present A3
Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni LC resident (1998) present A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata LC resident (1998) present A3

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2012 good low medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes 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 Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity medium

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1930 Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (II) 93

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 75
Artificial/Terrestrial 9
Unknown 8
Savanna 4
Grassland 1

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -
water management -
other -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Uganda). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mgahinga-gorilla-national-park-iba-uganda on 23/12/2024.