The area around the Lualaba river and Lake Upemba in southern Zaïre is a Secondary Area, defined by the range of the threatened Black-lored Waxbill Estrilda nigriloris (classified as Vulnerable), a species found in level grassy plains with tall grass and bushes-though there have been no records of it since 1950. Much of the Secondary Area lies within Upemba National Park, but it is feared that the grassland there might well be being lost.

Stattersfield, A. J., Crosby, M. J., Long, A. J. and Wege, D. C. (1998) Endemic Bird Areas of the World. Priorities for biodiversity conservation. BirdLife Conservation Series 7. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International.

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BirdLife International (2024) Endemic Bird Area factsheet: Upemba plains. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/eba/factsheet/353 on 27/12/2024.