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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
Handsome Spurfowl Pternistis nobilis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Rwenzori Turaco Gallirex johnstoni	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Abyssinian Owl Asio abyssinicus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus	NT	resident (1998)	present	A3
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Western Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaea	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Rwenzori Batis Batis diops	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Lagden's Bushshrike Malaconotus lagdeni	NT	resident (-)	present	A1
Albertine Sooty Boubou Laniarius holomelas	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
White-tailed Crested-flycatcher Elminia albonotata	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
White-bellied Crested-flycatcher Elminia albiventris	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Stripe-breasted Tit Melaniparus fasciiventer	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Rwenzori Apalis Oreolais ruwenzorii	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Black-faced Apalis Apalis personata	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Mountain Yellow Warbler Iduna similis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Bamboo Warbler Locustella alfredi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Cinnamon Bracken-warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Eastern Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Joyful Greenbul Chlorocichla laetissima	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Brown Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Red-faced Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus laetus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Rwenzori Hill-babbler Sylvia atriceps	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Sharpe's Starling Pholia sharpii	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Abyssinian Ground-thrush Geokichla piaggiae	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
White-eyed Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Yellow-eyed Black-flycatcher Melaenornis ardesiacus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Archer's Robin-chat Dessonornis archeri	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Red-throated Alethe Chamaetylas poliophrys	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Grey-chested Kakamega Kakamega poliothorax	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Blue-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra alinae	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Purple-breasted Sunbird Nectarinia purpureiventris	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Red-tufted Sunbird Nectarinia johnstoni	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Golden-winged Sunbird Drepanorhynchus reichenowi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Strange Weaver Ploceus alienus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Abyssinian Crimsonwing Cryptospiza salvadorii	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Dusky Crimsonwing Cryptospiza jacksoni	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Shelley's Crimsonwing Cryptospiza shelleyi	EN	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Yellow-browed Citril Crithagra frontalis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	LC	resident (1998)	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 (2012) is shown below.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

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 compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1991	Rwenzori Mountains	National Park (II)	100
1994	Rwenzori Mountains National Park	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	78
Savanna	11
Artificial/Terrestrial	4
Unknown	3
Grassland	2

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ruwenzori (Rwenzori) Mountains National Park (Uganda). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ruwenzori-(rwenzori)-mountains-national-park-iba-uganda on 22/12/2024.