Lake Manyara
| Basin country | Tanzania  |
|---|---|
| Country | Tanzania |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Manyara Region, Babati District |
| Located in protected area | Lake Manyara National Park |
| Coordinate location | 3°35′0″S 35°50′0″E |
Lake Manyara dem sanso know as Lake Moya among de Iraqw people be a lake wey dey locate insyd Monduli District of Arusha Region, Tanzania wey e be de seventh-largest lake of Tanzania by surface area, at 470-square-kilometre (180 sq mi).[1] E be a shallow, alkaline lake insyd de Natron-Manyara-Balangida branch of de East African Rift.[2] De northwest quadrant of de lake (about 200 sq, km.) [3] be included within Lake Manyara National Park wey e be part of de Lake Manyara Biosphere Reserve, dem establish insyd 1981 by UNESCO as part of ein Man and the Biosphere Programme.[4]
Der be differing explanations for how Lake Manyara get ein name. De name Manyara fi cam from de Maasai word "emanyara", wich be de spiky, protective enclosure around a family homestead (boma). Possibly de 600 m high rift escarpment hems insyd de lake, like de enclosure around a Maasai boma.[5] Anoda theory be say de Mbugwe tribe, wey dey live insyd de Lake Manyara area, fi given de lake ein name based on de Mbugwe word manyero, wey dey mean a trough anaa place wer animals dey suck water.[6]
Fish
[edit | edit source]De main fish species wey dey inhabit de lake be catfish den tilapia.[7] Der be a small fishery, buh fish only tend to be found near de inflow areas, wer salt concentrations be lower.[1] Lake Manyara be de type locality give de endangered fish Oreochromis amphimelas, a species of fish insyd de cichlid family, endemic to Tanzania, dem find insyd Lake Manyara den a number of oda saline lakes plus closed basins. Exploitation be prohibited insyd de parts of Lake Manyara within de National Park den de protected park areas dey provide important seed stock give de replenishment of fished populations.[8]
Birds
[edit | edit source]De following table dey summarize de most numerous species, according to de Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Manyara.[9]
| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | LC | winter | 1995 | 4,650 individuals | |
| Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) | ELC | non-breeding | - | 40,000 individuals | |
| Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) | NT | non-breeding | 1991 | 1,900,000 individuals | |
| Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) | LC | non-breeding | 1995 | 1,020 individuals | |
| Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) | LC | non-breeding | 1991 | 200,000 individuals | |
| Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) | NR | non-breeding | 1995 | 8,367 individuals | |
| Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) | LC | non-breeding | 1995 | 4,940 individuals | |
| Chestnut-banded Plover (Charadrius pallidus) | NT | non-breeding | 1995 | 619 individuals | |
| Caspian Plover (Charadrius asiaticus) | LC | winter | 1995 | 3,302 individuals | |
| Ruff (Calidris pugnax) | LC | winter | 1995 | 45,486 individuals | |
| Little Stint (Calidris minuta) | LC | winter | 1995 | 78,675 individuals | |
| Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) | LC | winter | 1995 | 2,441 individuals | |
| Common Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica) | NR | winter | 1995 | 1,566 individuals | |
| White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) | LC | winter | 1995 | 3,283 individuals | |
| Species group - waterbirds | n/a | non-breeding | 1991–1995 | 1,000,000–2,499,999 individuals | |
References
[edit | edit source]- 1 2 "Source book for the inland fishery resources of Africa Vol. 1". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
- ↑ Foster, A. and C. Ebinger and E. Mbede and D. Rex (August 1997). "Tectonic development of the northern Tanzanian sector of the East African Rift System". Journal of the Geological Society. 154 (4): 689–700. doi:10.1144/gsjgs.154.4.0689. S2CID 128697181.
- ↑ "Lake Manyara National Park — - Tanzania Tourism". Archived from the original on 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ↑ "Lake Manyara". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Tanzania, Lake Manyara National Park".
- ↑ "Maana ya Manyara".
- ↑ "Lake Manyara, Manyara, Tanzania Vacation Info: LakeLubbers". Lakes for Vacation, Recreation and Rentals - LakeLubbers (in American English). Retrieved 2026-07-04.
- ↑ Bayona, J.D.R. 2006. Oreochromis amphimelas. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60629A12388607. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60629A12388607.en. Downloaded on 24 April 2019.
- ↑ "BirdLife International". BirdLife International (in British English). 2026-06-29. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
External links
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| International | |
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| National | |
- CS1 American English-language sources (en-us)
- CS1 British English-language sources (en-gb)
- Commons category link from Wikidata
- Lake Manyara
- Lakes of Tanzania
- Saline lakes of de Great Rift Valley
- Endorheic lakes of Africa
- Geography of Manyara Region
- Babati Rural District
- Biosphere reserves of Tanzania
- Important Bird Areas of Tanzania
- Pages using the Kartographer extension