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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2001

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba iriditorques	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx olivinus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Pale-billed Hornbill Lophoceros pallidirostris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Anchieta's Barbet Stactolaema anchietae	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Miombo Pied Barbet Tricholaema frontata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Souza's Shrike Lanius souzae	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Miombo Tit Melaniparus griseiventris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rufous-bellied Tit Melaniparus rufiventris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-capped Crombec Sylvietta ruficapilla	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-necked Eremomela Eremomela atricollis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Stierling's Wren-warbler Calamonastes stierlingi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Tabora Cisticola Cisticola angusticauda	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-tailed Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Laura's Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus laurae	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rufous Flycatcher-thrush Stizorhina fraseri	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Miombo Scrub-robin Tychaedon barbata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Böhm's Flycatcher Myopornis boehmi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sooty Flycatcher Artomyias fuliginosa	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Miombo Rock-thrush Monticola angolensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Bannerman's Sunbird Cyanomitra bannermani	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Bates's Sunbird Cinnyris batesi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-eared Seedeater Crithagra mennelli	LC	resident	1998	present	A3

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of the site (state), by habitat
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Forest		0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	Unknown	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	medium

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Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Zambezi Source	Natural Monument	37	protected area contained by site	37
Luinga	Forest Reserve	627	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Source of the Zambezi. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/7178 on 10/06/2023.