Ruma National Park (Kenya) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Ruma National Park This is an IBA in Danger!

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 1999 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
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea	EN	non-breeding	-	present	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1999) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1999. The most recent assessment (2023) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2023	unfavourable	very high	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
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Grassland	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid 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	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1983	Ruma	National Park	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Woodland - mixed	-
Grassland	Grassland - edaphic, dry	-
Savanna	Bushland & thicket - evergreen, Wooded grassland	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

Land ownership

Sorounding landscape is privately owned while the park is owned and managed by the government through th Kenya Wildlife Service. Forests adjacent to the park are manned by th e Kenya forest Service.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ruma National Park (Kenya). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ruma-national-park-iba-kenya on 23/11/2024.