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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres	VU	resident	-	10-15 breeding pairs	A1
Gorgeous Bushshrike Telophorus viridis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Rudd's Apalis Apalis ruddi	LC	resident	1999	present	A2, A3
Black-bellied Starling Notopholia corusca	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Mouse-coloured Sunbird Cyanomitra verreauxii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Pink-throated Twinspot Hypargos margaritatus	LC	resident	1999	present	A2, A3
Lemon-breasted Canary Crithagra citrinipectus	LC	resident	1999	present	A2, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1998) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Changelane river gorge (Mozambique). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/changelane-river-gorge-iba-mozambique on 23/11/2024.