Kenya's Important Bird Areas: Status and Trends 2007

Important Bird Areas are key sites for the conservation of birds and other biodiversity. Sixty Important Bird Areas have been identified in Kenya so far. As part of action to conserve the sites and their unique birds and habitats, Nature Kenya – the East Africa Natural History Society – and the National Museums
of Kenya, Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya Forest Service, National Environment Management Authority and other partners implement a monitoring programme and publish the results each year. This report presents the results of an analysis of data and information collected in Important Bird Areas
(IBAs) in Kenya in 2007. IBAs include sites that are protected and unprotected; and varied habitats such as forests, grasslands, woodlands, wetlands and drylands. Data and other information were collected using
the IBA monitoring form (See Annex 1). The analyses are based on 59 forms received for the year 2007, including results from detailed monitoring on eight sites.