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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
Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	winter	-	100,000 individuals	A4i
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
African Dwarf-kingfisher Ispidina lecontei	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-bellied Kingfisher Corythornis leucogaster	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Eastern Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown-eared Woodpecker Pardipicus caroli	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-crested Woodpecker Dendropicos xantholophus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus	EN	resident	1998	present	A3
Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Jameson's Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia jamesoni	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chestnut Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia castanea	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri	NT	resident	1998	present	A1, A3
Western Crested-flycatcher Trochocercus nitens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Dusky Crested-flycatcher Elminia nigromitrata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Western Nicator Nicator chloris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Green Crombec Sylvietta virens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow Longbill Macrosphenus flavicans	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Masked Apalis Apalis binotata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Tawny-breasted Camaroptera Camaroptera toroensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea	EN	non-breeding	2001	82 individuals	A1
Red-tailed Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Spotted Greenbul Ixonotus guttatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey Greenbul Eurillas gracilis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Plain Greenbul Eurillas curvirostris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Xavier's Greenbul Phyllastrephus xavieri	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Toro Olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus hypochloris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Icterine Greenbul Phyllastrephus icterinus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Green Hylia Hylia prasina	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Purple-headed Starling Hylopsar purpureiceps	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-tailed Ant-thrush Neocossyphus poensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rufous Flycatcher-thrush Stizorhina fraseri	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Fire-crested Alethe Alethe castanea	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey-throated Tit-flycatcher Fraseria griseigularis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-breasted Forest-robin Stiphrornis xanthogaster	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Lowland Akalat Sheppardia cyornithopsis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey-chinned Sunbird Anthreptes tephrolaemus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Green-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra rubescens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Crested Malimbe Malimbus malimbicus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-collared Oliveback Nesocharis ansorgei	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	-	100,000-499,999 individuals	A4iii

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 (2012) is shown below.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible 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	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Tero (West)	Forest Reserve	5
1932	Malabigambo	Forest Reserve	21
1932	Tero	Forest Reserve	2
1932	Kaiso	Forest Reserve	4
1932	Namalala	Forest Reserve	4
2006	Sango Bay-Musambwa Island-Kagera Wetland Sustem	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		61
Artificial/Terrestrial		12
Wetlands (inland)		12
Savanna		5
Shrubland		5
Unknown		2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sango Bay area (Uganda). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sango-bay-area-iba-uganda on 23/11/2024.