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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'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	winter	-	present	A1
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	VU	resident	-	common	A1
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus	LC	non-breeding	-	1,000 individuals	A4i
African Spoonbill Platalea alba	LC	non-breeding	-	150 individuals	A4i
Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula	VU	non-breeding	-	present	A1
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus	LC	winter	-	200 individuals	A4i
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	winter	-	present	A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	winter	-	present	A1
Pale-billed Hornbill Lophoceros pallidirostris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Bradfield's Hornbill Lophoceros bradfieldi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Böhm's Bee-eater Merops boehmi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-faced Barbet Pogonornis macclounii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Miombo Pied Barbet Tricholaema frontata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Zambian Barbet Lybius chaplini	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	winter	-	present	A1
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-cheeked Lovebird Agapornis nigrigenis	VU	resident	1998	100 individuals	A1, A2, A3, A4ii
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
Stierling's Wren-warbler Calamonastes stierlingi	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
Meves's Long-tailed Starling Lamprotornis mevesii	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
Miombo Rock-thrush Monticola angolensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Anchieta's Sunbird Anthreptes anchietae	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Shelley's Sunbird Cinnyris shelleyi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris talatala	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Western Miombo Sunbird Cinnyris gertrudis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-weaver Plocepasser rufoscapulatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Fülleborn's Longclaw Macronyx fuelleborni	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-eared Seedeater Crithagra mennelli	LC	resident	1998	present	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2001).

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Forest		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Nkala	Game Management Area	19,400	protected area overlaps with site	0
Namwala	Game Management Area	360,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Mumbwa	Game Management Area	337,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Mulobezi	Game Management Area	342,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lunga-Luswishi	Game Management Area	1,334,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Luba South	Forest Reserve	21,052	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kansonso-Busanga	Game Management Area	778,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Kalomo Hills	Forest Reserve	136,948	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kafue	National Park	2,240,000	protected area contains site	0
Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.76	Forest Reserve	7,291	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Bilili Springs	Game Management Area	308,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Shrubland		-
Forest		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kafue National Park. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kafue-national-park-iba-zambia on 09/12/2023.