Data Zone
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: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 (2002) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2002 | favourable | high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Forest | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| 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 | Unknown | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | North Kilimanjaro | Forest Plantation | 4 |
| - | West Kilimanjaro | Forest Plantation | 4 |
| - | West Kilimanjaro_ Sanya Range | Forest Plantation | <1 |
| 1973 | Kilimanjaro National Park | National Park | 87 |
| 1987 | Kilimanjaro National Park | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 40 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 51 | |
| Grassland | 21 | |
| Shrubland | 17 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 9 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| forestry | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-kilimanjaro-iba-tanzania on 25/11/2024.