ZM014
Kafue National Park


IBA Justification

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).


IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2010 favourable high high
Was the whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat medium

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

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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

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


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.