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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 estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	VU	non-breeding	-	1,000 individuals	A1, A4i
African Spoonbill Platalea alba	LC	non-breeding	-	150 individuals	A4i
Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula	VU	non-breeding	-	80 individuals	A1, A4i
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus	LC	winter	-	250 individuals	A4i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	passage	-	20,000-100,000 individuals	A1, A4i
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	non-breeding	-	150 individuals	A4i
Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	winter	-	present	A1
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni	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
Chirping Cisticola Cisticola pipiens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Hartlaub's Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sharp-tailed Starling Lamprotornis acuticaudus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris talatala	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Fülleborn's Longclaw Macronyx fuelleborni	LC	resident	1998	present	A3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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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	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	storms and floods	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Grassland		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	Unknown	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
West Zambezi	Game Management Area	3,807,000	protected area overlaps with site	0
Liuwa Plain	National Park	366,000	protected area overlaps with site	366,000
Kuuli	Forest Reserve	3,530	protected area contained by site	0
Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.70	Forest Reserve	3,804	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland		-
Grassland		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
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 Areas factsheet: Liuwa Plain National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/03/2023.