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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:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	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
White-faced Barbet Pogonornis macclounii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Moustached Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax	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

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	poor (40-69%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Energy production and mining	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Geological events	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (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	% overlap with IBA
-	Mwalugulu	Forest Reserve	2
-	Kabulo	Forest Reserve	-
1949	Umalila	Forest Reserve	35
1956	Kyosa	Forest Reserve	15
1957	Mswima	Forest Reserve	6
1958	Mpara	Forest Reserve	9
1958	Iyonda	Forest Reserve	7
1958	Sisu	Forest Reserve	16
1962	Mamboto	Forest Reserve	25
1962	Mamboto	Forest Reserve	15

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.