KE055
South Nandi forest


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
White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra LC resident (1999) present A3
Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum LC resident (1999) present A3
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus LC resident (1999) present A3
Blue-headed Bee-eater Merops muelleri LC resident (1999) present A3
Eastern Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui LC resident (1999) present A3
Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet Trachylaemus purpuratus LC resident (1999) present A3
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus LC resident (1999) present A3
Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus LC resident (1999) present A3
Petit's Cuckooshrike Campephaga petiti LC resident (1999) present A3
African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus LC resident (1999) present A3
Jameson's Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia jamesoni LC resident (1999) present A3
Chestnut Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia castanea LC resident (1999) present A3
Bocage's Bushshrike Chlorophoneus bocagei LC resident (1999) present A3
Dusky Tit Melaniparus funereus LC resident (1999) present A3
Turner's Eremomela Eremomela turneri NT resident (1999) present A1, A3
Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis LC resident (1999) present A3
Tawny-breasted Camaroptera Camaroptera toroensis LC resident (1999) present A3
Red-tailed Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus LC resident (1999) present A3
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator LC resident (1999) present A3
Ansorge's Greenbul Eurillas ansorgei LC resident (1999) present A3
Plain Greenbul Eurillas curvirostris LC resident (1999) present A3
Uganda Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus budongoensis LC resident (1999) present A3
Green Hylia Hylia prasina LC resident (1999) present A3
Scaly-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis albipectus LC resident (1999) present A3
White-tailed Ant-thrush Neocossyphus poensis LC resident (1999) present A3
Blue-shouldered Robin-chat Cossypha cyanocampter LC resident (1999) present A3
Grey-chinned Sunbird Anthreptes tephrolaemus LC resident (1999) present A3
Green-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra rubescens LC resident (1999) present A3
Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus 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 (2023) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2023 poor high medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest moderate (70–90%) moderate (70–90%) poor
Grassland good (>90%) good (>90%) good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) high
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) high
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Natural system modifications happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) 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
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species Some limited conservation initiatives are in place medium

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name Year formed
South Nandi Biodiversity Conservation Group 1999
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 70 Mid-altitude forest - transitional
Grassland - Grassland - montane

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: South Nandi forest (Kenya). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-nandi-forest-iba-kenya on 23/12/2024.