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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
Ring-necked Francolin Scleroptila streptophora	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-faced Barbet Lybius rubrifacies	NT	resident	1999	unknown	A3
Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri	NT	resident	1999	present	A1, A3
Carruthers's Cisticola Cisticola carruthersi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Papyrus Yellow Warbler Calamonastides gracilirostris	VU	resident	1999	present	A1, A3
White-winged Swamp-warbler Bradypterus carpalis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-collared Oliveback Nesocharis ansorgei	LC	resident	1999	unknown	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 (2021) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium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
-	Lacs du Nord	Paysage protégé	55
1959	Lac Rwihinda	Nature Reserve	100

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

Name	Year formed
Dukingiribidukikije	2006

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland		45
Forest		27
Wetlands (inland)		27

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rwihinda Lake Managed Nature Reserve (Burundi). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rwihinda-lake-managed-nature-reserve-iba-burundi on 23/11/2024.