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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
Handsome Spurfowl Pternistis nobilis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta	LC	resident (1998)	rare	A3
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra	LC	resident (1998)	rare	A3
Rwenzori Turaco Gallirex johnstoni	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Itombwe Owl Tyto prigoginei	EN	resident (1998)	unknown	A2, A3
Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Albertine Owlet Glaucidium albertinum	NT	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Fraser's Eagle-owl Bubo poensis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Cassin's Hawk-eagle Aquila africana	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus	NT	resident (1998)	present	A3
Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Forest Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus castaneiceps	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Western Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaea	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet Trachylaemus purpuratus	LC	resident (1998)	rare	A3
Dwarf Honeyguide Indicator pumilio	LC	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Willcocks's Honeyguide Indicator willcocksi	LC	resident (1998)	rare	A3
Fine-banded Woodpecker Campethera taeniolaema	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus	LC	resident (1998)	rare	A3
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus	EN	resident (1998)	present	A3
Mountain Oriole Oriolus percivali	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Rwenzori Batis Batis diops	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Lagden's Bushshrike Malaconotus lagdeni	NT	resident (-)	present	A1
Albertine Sooty Boubou Laniarius holomelas	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Doherty's Bushshrike Telophorus dohertyi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Violet-backed Hyliota Hyliota violacea	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
White-tailed Crested-flycatcher Elminia albonotata	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
White-bellied Crested-flycatcher Elminia albiventris	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Dusky Tit Melaniparus funereus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Stripe-breasted Tit Melaniparus fasciiventer	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Grauer's Warbler Graueria vittata	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Rwenzori Apalis Oreolais ruwenzorii	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Black-faced Apalis Apalis personata	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Kungwe Apalis Apalis argentea	LC	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Mountain Yellow Warbler Iduna similis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Grauer's Swamp-warbler Bradypterus graueri	VU	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Cinnamon Bracken-warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Eastern Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Shelley's Greenbul Arizelocichla masukuensis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Brown Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Red-faced Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus laetus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Neumann's Warbler Hemitesia neumanni	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Rwenzori Hill-babbler Sylvia atriceps	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Red-collared Mountain-babbler Kupeornis rufocinctus	EN	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Sharpe's Starling Pholia sharpii	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Stuhlmann's Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Abyssinian Ground-thrush Geokichla piaggiae	LC	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Chapin's Flycatcher Fraseria lendu	VU	resident (1998)	unknown	A2, A3
White-eyed Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Yellow-eyed Black-flycatcher Melaenornis ardesiacus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Archer's Robin-chat Dessonornis archeri	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
White-bellied Robin-chat Cossyphicula roberti	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Red-throated Alethe Chamaetylas poliophrys	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Orange-breasted Forest-robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax	LC	resident (1998)	rare	A3
Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Grey-chested Kakamega Kakamega poliothorax	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Blue-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra alinae	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Purple-breasted Sunbird Nectarinia purpureiventris	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Rockefeller's Sunbird Cinnyris rockefelleri	VU	resident (1998)	unknown	A2, A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Strange Weaver Ploceus alienus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Dusky Twinspot Euschistospiza cinereovinacea	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Abyssinian Crimsonwing Cryptospiza salvadorii	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Dusky Crimsonwing Cryptospiza jacksoni	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Shelley's Crimsonwing Cryptospiza shelleyi	EN	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
White-breasted Nigrita Nigrita fusconotus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Yellow-browed Citril Crithagra frontalis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Energy production and mining	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being compre­hensively and effectively implemented	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1933	Nyungwe	National Park (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	98

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
water management	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nyungwe-national-park-iba-rwanda on 22/12/2024.