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Sio Port swamp


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 1999 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
Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri NT resident (1999) present A1, A3
Carruthers's Cisticola Cisticola carruthersi LC resident (1999) present 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
Papyrus Canary Crithagra koliensis LC resident (1999) present A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1999. The most recent assessment (2022) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2022 very poor very high low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Wetlands (inland) very poor (<40%) very poor (<40%) very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high
Energy production and mining happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Biological resource use happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Transportation and service corridors happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Pollution happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Climate change and severe weather likely in short term (<4 years) most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Some of area covered (10–49%) No management planning has taken place Some limited conservation initiatives are in place low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 100 Permanent herbaceous swamps and bogs

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
other -


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.