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The site was identified as important in 2015 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
Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum	EN	resident	-	present	A1
Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori	NT	resident	-	present	A1
Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae	EN	non-breeding	-	present	A1
Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius	EN	resident	-	present	A1
White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus	CR	resident	-	present	A1
Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppelli	CR	non-breeding	-	present	A1
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos	EN	resident	-	present	A1
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus	EN	resident	-	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	-	present	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2015) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2015. The most recent assessment (2023) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Grassland	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant 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 comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1932	Ngong Road	Forest Reserve	<1
1946	Nairobi	National Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Woodland - riparian	-
Grassland	Grassland - edaphic, dry	-
Savanna	Bushland & thicket - evergreen, Wooded grassland	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nairobi National Park (Kenya). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nairobi-national-park-iba-kenya on 25/11/2024.