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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
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Striped Flufftail Sarothrura affinis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	VU	resident	1998	4 breeding pairs	A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	winter	-	present	A1
Whyte's Barbet Stactolaema whytii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha	VU	resident	-	present	A1
Olive Bush-shrike Chlorophoneus olivaceus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-tailed Crested-flycatcher Elminia albonotata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Miombo Tit Melaniparus griseiventris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Briar Warbler Oreophilais robertsi	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Chirinda Apalis Apalis chirindensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Barratt's Warbler Bradypterus barratti	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea	VU	breeding	1998	present	A1, A3
Stripe-cheeked Bulbul Arizelocichla milanjensis	NT	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-throated Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Orange Ground-thrush Geokichla gurneyi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-throated Robin-chat Dessonornis humeralis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Gurney's Sugarbird Promerops gurneyi	NT	resident	1998	present	A3
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Eastern Miombo Sunbird Cinnyris manoensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-eared Seedeater Crithagra mennelli	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	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target)	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Grassland	Grassland - montane	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Nyanga	National Park	33,000	is identical to site	40,000
Gairezi Res	Wildlife Management Area	98	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Erin	State Forest	10,741	protected area is adjacent to site	0

The local conservation groups below are working to support conservation at this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Sanyatwe Site Support Group	2005

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IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Grassland	Grassland - montane	-
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral pools and wetlands, Rivers & streams	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Nyanga mountains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/01/2022.