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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 (1999)	present	A3
Striped Flufftail Sarothrura affinis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Southern Banded Snake-eagle Circaetus fasciolatus	NT	resident (1999)	present	A1, A3
Whyte's Barbet Stactolaema whytii	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha	VU	resident (-)	present	A1
Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike Prionops scopifrons	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Woodwards' Batis Batis fratrum	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Olive Bushshrike Chlorophoneus olivaceus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Gorgeous Bushshrike Telophorus viridis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
White-tailed Crested-flycatcher Elminia albonotata	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Miombo Tit Melaniparus griseiventris	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Cinnamon-breasted Tit Melaniparus pallidiventris	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Briar Warbler Oreophilais robertsi	LC	resident (1999)	present	A2, A3
Chirinda Apalis Apalis chirindensis	VU	resident (1999)	present	A2, A3
Stierling's Wren-warbler Calamonastes stierlingi	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Barratt's Warbler Bradypterus barratti	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea	EN	breeding (1999)	present	A1, A3
Stripe-cheeked Bulbul Arizelocichla milanjensis	NT	resident (1999)	present	A3
Yellow-throated Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Black-bellied Starling Notopholia corusca	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Orange Ground-thrush Geokichla gurneyi	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Swynnerton's Robin Swynnertonia swynnertoni	VU	resident (1999)	present	A1, A2, A3
Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Gurney's Sugarbird Promerops gurneyi	NT	resident (1999)	present	A3
Plain-backed Sunbird Anthreptes reichenowi	NT	resident (1999)	present	A1, A3
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
White-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris talatala	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Eastern Miombo Sunbird Cinnyris manoensis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Lesser Seedcracker Pyrenestes minor	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Black-eared Seedeater Crithagra mennelli	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1998. The most recent assessment (2020) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1957	Moribane	Forest Reserve (II)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	92
Grassland	5
Shrubland	1

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
other	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chimanimani Mountains (Mozambique) (Mozambique). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chimanimani-mountains-(mozambique)-iba-mozambique on 23/12/2024.