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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
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding	-	present	A1
Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-naped Pigeon Columba albinucha	LC	resident	1998	present	A1, A3
Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-throated Cuckoo Chrysococcyx flavigularis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae	EN	non-breeding	1998	present	A1
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex	VU	resident	1998	present	A1
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	non-breeding	1999	1,800 individuals	A4i
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	winter	-	present	A1
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	winter	-	present	A1
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris	LC	non-breeding	1999	650 individuals	A1, A4i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	non-breeding	1999	1,200 individuals	A4i
Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Cassin's Hawk-eagle Aquila africana	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	-	present	A1
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes cylindricus	VU	resident	1998	present	A3
Black Bee-eater Merops gularis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
African Dwarf-kingfisher Ispidina lecontei	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-bellied Kingfisher Corythornis leucogaster	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Halcyon badia	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet Trachylaemus purpuratus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Eastern Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown-eared Woodpecker Pardipicus caroli	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-crested Woodpecker Dendropicos xantholophus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	1998	present	A1
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus	EN	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-collared Lovebird Agapornis swindernianus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Petit's Cuckooshrike Campephaga petiti	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Jameson's Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia jamesoni	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chestnut Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia castanea	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Bocage's Bushshrike Chlorophoneus bocagei	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri	NT	resident	1998	present	A1, A3
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Dusky Crested-flycatcher Elminia nigromitrata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Dusky Tit Melaniparus funereus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Western Nicator Nicator chloris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Green Crombec Sylvietta virens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Tawny-breasted Camaroptera Camaroptera toroensis	LC	resident	1998	present	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
Red-tailed Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey Greenbul Eurillas gracilis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Plain Greenbul Eurillas curvirostris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Xavier's Greenbul Phyllastrephus xavieri	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Toro Olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus hypochloris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Uganda Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus budongoensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Green Hylia Hylia prasina	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Scaly-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis albipectus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Narrow-tailed Starling Poeoptera lugubris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Purple-headed Starling Hylopsar purpureiceps	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-tailed Ant-thrush Neocossyphus poensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rufous Flycatcher-thrush Stizorhina fraseri	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sooty Flycatcher Artomyias fuliginosa	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Dusky Blue Flycatcher Bradornis comitatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
African Forest-flycatcher Fraseria ocreata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey-throated Tit-flycatcher Fraseria griseigularis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blue-shouldered Robin-chat Cossypha cyanocampter	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-breasted Forest-robin Stiphrornis xanthogaster	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey-headed Sunbird Deleornis axillaris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey-chinned Sunbird Anthreptes tephrolaemus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Green-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra rubescens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Crested Malimbe Malimbus malimbicus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-collared Oliveback Nesocharis ansorgei	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-breasted Nigrita Nigrita fusconotus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chestnut-breasted Nigrita Nigrita bicolor	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Woodhouse's Antpecker Parmoptila woodhousei	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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris	100	552	individuals	100	favourable
Sterna nilotica	1,200	78	individuals	7	very unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Grassland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible 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 management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1932	North Maramagambo	Forest Reserve	11
1932	South Maramagambo	Forest Reserve	5
1952	Queen Elizabeth	National Park	76
1952	Kigezi	Wildlife Reserve	10
1959	Kazinga	Wildlife Sanctuary	1
1979	Queen Elizabeth National Park	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
1988	Lake George	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	6

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Katwe Tourism and Information Centre	1998

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		51
Wetlands (inland)		20
Artificial/Terrestrial		16
Shrubland		5
Savanna		4
Grassland		2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake George (Uganda). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/queen-elizabeth-national-park-and-lake-george-iba-uganda on 22/11/2024.