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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
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

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%)	moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	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
Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1959	Lac Rwihinda	Nature Reserve (IV)	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 visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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

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 23/12/2024.