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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus	NT	resident (2000)	present	A3
Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Moustached Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
White-faced Barbet Pogonornis macclounii	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Fülleborn's Boubou Laniarius fuelleborni	LC	resident (2000)	present	A2, A3
Souza's Shrike Lanius souzae	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Common Fiscal Lanius collaris	LC	resident (2000)	unknown	A2, A3
Chapin's Apalis Apalis chapini	LC	resident (2000)	unknown	A2, A3
Black-lored Cisticola Cisticola nigriloris	LC	resident (2000)	present	A2, A3
Churring Cisticola Cisticola njombe	LC	resident (2000)	present	A1, A2, A3
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea	EN	breeding (2000)	present	A1, A3
Black-browed Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla fusciceps	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Shelley's Greenbul Arizelocichla masukuensis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Yellow-throated Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
African Hill-babbler Sylvia abyssinica	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris	LC	resident (2000)	unknown	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
White-eyed Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
White-chested Alethe Chamaetylas fuelleborni	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Sharpe's Akalat Sheppardia sharpei	LC	resident (2000)	unknown	A2, A3
Miombo Rock-thrush Monticola angolensis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Spot-throat Modulatrix stictigula	LC	resident (2000)	present	A2, A3
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Forest Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris fuelleborni	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Oustalet's Sunbird Cinnyris oustaleti	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Cinnyris manoensis	NR	resident (2000)	present	A3
Montane Widowbird Euplectes psammacromius	LC	resident (2000)	unknown	A2, A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Bertram's Weaver Ploceus bertrandi	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Olive-headed Weaver Ploceus olivaceiceps	NT	resident (2000)	unknown	A3
Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Fülleborn's Longclaw Macronyx fuelleborni	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus	LC	resident (2000)	unknown	A3
East African Citril Crithagra hyposticta	LC	resident (2000)	present	A3
Kipengere Seedeater Crithagra melanochroa	LC	resident (2000)	unknown	A2, A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	LC	resident (2000)	present	A2, A3

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	poor (40–69%)	poor (40–69%)	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
Pollution	likely in short term (<4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Geological events	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Climate change and severe weather	likely in short term (<4 years)	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	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
Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Kabulo	Forest Reserve (-)	-
-	Mwalugulu	Forest Reserve (-)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Umalila Mountains (Tanzania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/umalila-mountains-iba-tanzania on 22/12/2024.