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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
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Striped Flufftail Sarothrura affinis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	winter	-	present	A1
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	VU	resident	1998	common	A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	winter	-	present	A1
Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Moustached Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	1998	uncommon	A1
Fülleborn's Boubou Laniarius fuelleborni	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
White-tailed Crested-flycatcher Elminia albonotata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chapin's Apalis Apalis chapini	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Black-lored Cisticola Cisticola nigriloris	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Churring Cisticola Cisticola njombe	LC	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Mountain Yellow Warbler Iduna similis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Cinnamon Bracken-warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea	VU	breeding	1998	present	A1, A3
Black-browed Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla fusciceps	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-streaked Greenbul Phyllastrephus flavostriatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
African Hill-babbler Sylvia abyssinica	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown Warbler Curruca lugens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Orange Ground-thrush Geokichla gurneyi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-eyed Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rusty-flanked Robin-chat Dessonornis macclounii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-chested Alethe Chamaetylas fuelleborni	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sharpe's Akalat Sheppardia sharpei	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-tufted Sunbird Nectarinia johnstoni	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Forest Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris fuelleborni	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Montane Widowbird Euplectes psammacromius	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Bertram's Weaver Ploceus bertrandi	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
East African Citril Crithagra hyposticta	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, 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
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
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

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	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

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	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

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Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Nyika (Zambia)	National Park	8,000	protected area overlaps with site	8,000
Mitenge	Forest Reserve	20,330	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)
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: Nyika National Park (Zambia). Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/7198 on 05/06/2023.