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.
| Species |
Red List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
| Handsome Spurfowl Pternistis nobilis |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Rwenzori Turaco Gallirex johnstoni |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Abyssinian Owl Asio abyssinicus |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum |
LC |
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 |
| Yellow-crested Helmetshrike Prionops alberti |
VU |
resident (2000) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Rwenzori Batis Batis diops |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Mountain Sooty Boubou Laniarius poensis |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Doherty's Bushshrike Telophorus dohertyi |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| White-tailed Crested-flycatcher Elminia albonotata |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Stripe-breasted Tit Melaniparus fasciiventer |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Rwenzori Apalis Oreolais ruwenzorii |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Black-faced Apalis Apalis personata |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Kabobo Apalis Apalis kaboboensis |
VU |
resident (2000) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Mountain Yellow Warbler Iduna similis |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Eastern Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Shelley's Greenbul Arizelocichla masukuensis |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Red-faced Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus laetus |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Neumann's Warbler Hemitesia neumanni |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Rwenzori Hill-babbler Sylvia atriceps |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Red-collared Mountain-babbler Kupeornis rufocinctus |
EN |
resident (2000) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Abyssinian Ground-thrush Geokichla piaggiae |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Archer's Robin-chat Dessonornis archeri |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Red-throated Alethe Chamaetylas poliophrys |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Grey-chested Kakamega Kakamega poliothorax |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Blue-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra alinae |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Golden-winged Sunbird Drepanorhynchus reichenowi |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Strange Weaver Ploceus alienus |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Abyssinian Crimsonwing Cryptospiza salvadorii |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Dusky Crimsonwing Cryptospiza jacksoni |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
| Shelley's Crimsonwing Cryptospiza shelleyi |
EN |
resident (2000) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
| Yellow-browed Citril Crithagra frontalis |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
| Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
