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The site was identified as important in 2014 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
Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami	NT	resident	2008-2014	< 50 individuals	A1
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident	2008-2014	< 50 individuals	A1
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus	EN	resident	2008-2014	< 50 individuals	A1
White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis	CR	resident	2008-2014	< 50 individuals	A1
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus	CR	resident	2008-2014	< 50 individuals	A1
White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus	CR	resident	2008-2014	50-249 individuals	A1
Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppelli	CR	resident	2008-2014	50-249 individuals	A1
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus	EN	resident	2008-2014	< 50 individuals	A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	winter	2008-2014	50-249 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1974	Ol Ari Nyiro Conservancy	Private Reserve	46

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Scrub - woodland, Bushland & thicket - evergreen, Bushland & thicket - montane, Shrubland - Montane	72
Forest	Woodland - mixed, Woodland - riparian	10
Grassland	Grassland - montane	8
Wetlands (inland)	Artificial wetlands, Rivers & streams	8
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	Caves	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	90

Its privately owned and its  protected by private rangers and KWS.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ol Ari Nyiro (Kenya). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ol-ari-nyiro-iba-kenya on 22/11/2024.