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The site was identified as important in 2008 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex	VU	resident	2008	present	A1
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus	EN	resident	2008	present	A3
Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri	NT	resident	2008	present	A1, A3
Papyrus Yellow Warbler Calamonastides gracilirostris	VU	resident	2008	present	A1, A3
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea	EN	non-breeding	2008	present	A1
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops	LC	resident	2008	present	A3
Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus	LC	resident	2008	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	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	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1932	Kigona	Forest Reserve	7
1932	Kigona River	Forest Reserve	1
2006	Nabajjuzi Wetland System	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2006	Nabajjuzzi wetland Ramsar Site	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent herbaceous swamps and bogs	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

Wetland Management Department manages the wetland on behalf of the Government of Uganda. This means that the wetland is state owned although the communities are not entirely stopped from accessing the resources.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nabajjuzi Wetland (Uganda). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nabajjuzi-wetland-iba-uganda on 22/11/2024.