The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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:Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
2010 | good | low | medium |
Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | habitat | good |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
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Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
Forest | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
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Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Biological resource use | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
Little/none of area covered (<10%) | A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented | medium |
Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
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- | Chimfunshi | Private Ranch (-) | 100 |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
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Forest | 96 | |
Shrubland | 3 |
Land use | % of IBA |
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agriculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage (Zambia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chimfunshi-wildlife-orphanage-iba-zambia on 23/12/2024.