AO006
Cangandala 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
Pale-billed Hornbill Lophoceros pallidirostris LC resident 1998 present A3
Anchieta's Barbet Stactolaema anchietae LC resident 1998 present A3
Souza's Shrike Lanius souzae LC resident 1998 present A3
Miombo Tit Melaniparus griseiventris LC resident 1998 present A3
Red-capped Crombec Sylvietta ruficapilla LC resident 1998 present A3
Black-tailed Cisticola Cisticola melanurus DD resident 1998 present A3
Hartlaub's Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii LC resident 1998 present A3
Sharp-tailed Starling Lamprotornis acuticaudus LC resident 1998 present A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana LC resident 1998 present A3
Miombo Scrub-robin Tychaedon barbata LC resident 1998 present A3
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti LC resident 1998 present A3
Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa 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
1970 National Park Cangandala National Park 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest 100
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -
other -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cangandala National Park (Angola). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cangandala-national-park-iba-angola on 22/11/2024.