Rusizi National Park (Burundi) IBA | Details

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Rusizi National Park

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris	LC	non-breeding (1999)	500 birds	A4i
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	winter (1999)	4,000 birds	A4i

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2024) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2024	very poor	high	medium
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	poor (40–69%)	poor (40–69%)	very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1980	Réserve naturelle du Rusizi	National Park (II)	100

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
Dukingiribidukikije	2005
Ingege (Fishermen)	2003
Ingoga (Beekeepers)	2003

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	50
Artificial/Terrestrial	23
Shrubland	18
Grassland	7

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rusizi National Park (Burundi). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rusizi-national-park-iba-burundi on 23/12/2024.