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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 1998 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Striped Flufftail Sarothrura affinis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Olive Bushshrike Chlorophoneus olivaceus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
White-tailed Crested-flycatcher Elminia albonotata	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Briar Warbler Oreophilais robertsi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Chirinda Apalis Apalis chirindensis	VU	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Barratt's Warbler Bradypterus barratti	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea	EN	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
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Swynnerton's Robin Swynnertonia swynnertoni	VU	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Gurney's Sugarbird Promerops gurneyi	NT	resident (1998)	present	A3
Plain-backed Sunbird Anthreptes reichenowi	NT	resident (-)	present	A1
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Vumba	Botanical Reserve (IV)	-
1975	Bunga Forest	Botanical Reserve (IV)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bvumba Highlands (Zimbabwe). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bvumba-highlands-iba-zimbabwe on 23/12/2024.