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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
Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae	EN	non-breeding	-	present	A1
White-crowned Lapwing Vanellus albiceps	LC	non-breeding	1995	515 individuals	A4i
Southern Banded Snake-eagle Circaetus fasciolatus	NT	resident	2000	present	A3
Pale-billed Hornbill Lophoceros pallidirostris	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Böhm's Bee-eater Merops boehmi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Mangrove Kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides	LC	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Eastern Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus simplex	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Brown-breasted Barbet Pogonornis melanopterus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Stierling's Woodpecker Dendropicos stierlingi	NT	resident	2000	present	A1, A3
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Nyasa Lovebird Agapornis lilianae	NT	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike Prionops scopifrons	LC	resident	2000	unknown	A3
East Coast Batis Batis soror	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Gorgeous Bushshrike Telophorus viridis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Cinnamon-breasted Tit Melaniparus pallidiventris	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Stierling's Wren-warbler Calamonastes stierlingi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Tabora Cisticola Cisticola angusticauda	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Fischer's Greenbul Phyllastrephus fischeri	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Lowland Tiny Greenbul Phyllastrephus debilis	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Little Yellow Flycatcher Erythrocercus holochlorus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-bellied Starling Notopholia corusca	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Miombo Rock-thrush Monticola angolensis	LC	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes neglectus	LC	resident	2000	unknown	A3
Shelley's Sunbird Cinnyris shelleyi	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Zanzibar Red Bishop Euplectes nigroventris	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Kilombero Weaver Ploceus burnieri	VU	resident	2000	present	A1, A2, A3
Olive-headed Weaver Ploceus olivaceiceps	NT	resident	2000	present	A3
Lesser Seedcracker Pyrenestes minor	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black-eared Seedeater Crithagra mennelli	LC	resident	2000	present	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 (2001) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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	Unknown	Unknown	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1905	Selous G.R	Game reserve	100
1905	North East Undendeule	Forest Reserve	4
1957	Lungonya	Forest Reserve	3
1982	Selous Game Reserve	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100
2002	Kilombero Valley Floodplain	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1
2006	Ngarambe-Tapika WMA	Wildlife management area	<1
2009	Liwale WMA	Wildlife management area	4
2010	Ukutu WMA	Wildlife management area	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		40
Shrubland		33
Artificial/Terrestrial		23
Grassland		2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Selous Game Reserve (Tanzania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/selous-game-reserve-iba-tanzania on 22/11/2024.