AO005
Cameia 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') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus LC resident 1998 present A3
Anchieta's Barbet Stactolaema anchietae LC resident 1998 present A3
Rufous-bellied Tit Melaniparus rufiventris LC resident 1998 present A3
Angola Lark Mirafra angolensis LC resident 1998 present A3
Red-capped Crombec Sylvietta ruficapilla LC resident 1998 present A3
Dambo Cisticola Cisticola dambo LC resident 1998 present A3
Black-and-rufous Swallow Hirundo nigrorufa LC resident 1998 present A3
Hartlaub's Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii LC resident 1998 present A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana LC resident 1998 present A3
Böhm's Flycatcher Myopornis boehmi 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1938 National Park Cameia National Park 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland 93
Forest 4
Shrubland 1
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cameia National Park (Angola). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cameia-national-park-iba-angola on 23/11/2024.