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Nabugabo wetland


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
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex VU resident (-) present A1
Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri NT resident (1998) present A1, A3
Carruthers's Cisticola Cisticola carruthersi LC resident (1998) present A3
White-winged Swamp-warbler Bradypterus carpalis LC resident (1998) present A3
Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei LC resident (1998) present A3
Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus LC resident (1998) present A3
Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops LC resident (1998) present A3
Papyrus Canary Crithagra koliensis 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 low
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
Grassland good (>90%) good (>90%) good
Wetlands (inland) good (>90%) good (>90%) good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low
Natural system modifications happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low
Energy production and mining happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low
Biological resource use 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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive Very little or no conservation action taking place low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 53
Forest 38
Artificial/Terrestrial 2
Savanna 2
Grassland 1
Shrubland 1

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nabugabo wetland (Uganda). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nabugabo-wetland-iba-uganda on 23/12/2024.