Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heuglin's Spurfowl Pternistis icterorhynchus | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Black-breasted Barbet Pogonornis rolleti | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Green-backed Eremomela Eremomela canescens | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Foxy Cisticola Cisticola troglodytes | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Grey Firefinch Lagonosticta nigricollis | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata | LC | resident (1999) | 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 (2001) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2001 | not assessed | medium | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | - | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | Unknown | Unknown | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Radom National Park | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) | 100 |
| 1980 | Radom | National Park (II) | 100 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | 90 | |
| Forest | 9 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Radom (South Sudan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/radom-iba-south-sudan on 23/12/2024.