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:Species | Red List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
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Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri | NT | resident | 1998 | present | A1, A3 |
Carruthers's Cisticola Cisticola carruthersi | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A3 |
Papyrus Yellow Warbler Calamonastides gracilirostris | VU | resident | 1998 | present | A1, 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 |
White-collared Oliveback Nesocharis ansorgei | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A3 |
Papyrus Canary Crithagra koliensis | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A3 |
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 (2012) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment | |||
---|---|---|---|
Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
2012 | near favourable | medium | 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 |
Artificial/Terrestrial | good (> 90%) | moderate (70-90%) | near 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%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Pollution | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Natural system modifications | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Energy production and mining | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
---|---|---|---|
Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
Little/none of site covered (<10%) | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Very little or no conservation action taking place | low |
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Artificial/Terrestrial | 53 | |
Shrubland | 36 | |
Forest | 10 |
Land use | % of IBA |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nyamuriro swamp (Uganda). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nyamuriro-swamp-iba-uganda on 23/11/2024.