Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus | VU | non-breeding (1992) | 506 birds | A1, A4i |
| Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis | LC | non-breeding (1992) | 539 birds | A4i |
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | non-breeding (1995) | 802 birds | A4i |
| Shoebill Balaeniceps rex | VU | resident (-) | present | A1 |
| Shoebill Balaeniceps rex | VU | non-breeding (1990) | 1,473 birds | A1, A4i |
| Great Snipe Gallinago media | NT | winter (1995) | 44 birds | A1 |
| White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus | LC | winter (1995) | 2,400 birds | A4i |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2001) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2001 | not assessed | high | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | good | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Moyowosi G.R (N) | Game reserve (IV) | 46 |
| 1983 | Kigosi | Game Reserve (IV) | 54 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 50 | |
| Shrubland | 34 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 13 | |
| Grassland | 1 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| forestry | - |
| hunting | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Moyowosi - Kigosi Game Reserves (Tanzania). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/moyowosi--kigosi-game-reserves-iba-tanzania on 23/12/2024.