Data Zone
Country/territory: Kenya
IBA criteria met: A1, A3 (1999)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 400 hectares (4.00 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2022 | very poor | very high | low |
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Site description (2001 baseline)
This site is a papyrus Cyperus papyrus swamp at the extreme north of the Kenyan section of Lake Victoria, on the Kenya/Uganda border. The site consists of mature, almost undisturbed, continuous papyrus stands, stretching from the mouth of the Sio river southwards for about 3.5 km along the lakeshore.
Key biodiversity
See Box and Table 3 for key species. This is an important site for Lake Victoria biome species, especially three papyrus endemics: Laniarius mufumbiri (relatively common), Bradypterus carpalis and Serinus koliensis. The globally threatened Chloropeta gracilirostris is not yet recorded but is likely to occur.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sio Port swamp (Kenya). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sio-port-swamp-iba-kenya on 23/12/2024.