Data Zone
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: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 (2011) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2011 | favourable | very high | high |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Grassland | 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%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Climate change and severe weather | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Pollution | happening now | 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 | A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | high |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Tarangire National Park | National Park | 100 |
| 1974 | Lolkisale GCA | Game controlled area | 2 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 83 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 16 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tarangire National Park (Tanzania). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tarangire-national-park-iba-tanzania on 22/11/2024.