ZW010
Chizarira National Park


IBA Justification

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
Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus LC resident 1998 present A3
Whyte's Barbet Stactolaema whytii LC resident 1998 present A3
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni LC resident 1998 present A3
Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha VU resident - present A1
Miombo Tit Melaniparus griseiventris LC resident 1998 present A3
Stierling's Wren-warbler Calamonastes stierlingi LC resident 1998 present A3
Meves's Long-tailed Starling Lamprotornis mevesii LC resident 1998 present A3
Miombo Rock-thrush Monticola angolensis LC resident 1998 present A3
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti LC resident 1998 present A3
Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus LC resident 1998 present A3
White-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris talatala LC resident 1998 present A3
Eastern Miombo Sunbird Cinnyris manoensis LC resident 1998 present A3
Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa 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 (1998) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1998. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2011 favourable high low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) good (> 90%) good (> 90%) favourable
Forest good (> 90%) good (> 90%) favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Natural system modifications happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) slow but significant deterioration high
Human intrusions and disturbance happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) no or imperceptible deterioration low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation No management planning has taken place Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1968 Gandangula Forest (Lupane-Block G) Protected Forest -
1975 Chizarira National Park 100
2002 Simchembo Wildlife Management Area 2
2002 Sinansengwe Wildlife Management Area 1
2002 Sinampande Wildlife Management Area 1
2002 Nabusenga Wildlife Management Area 1

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Woodland - mixed, Woodland - monodominant 57
Shrubland 31
Artificial/Terrestrial 11
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Inselbergs, kopjes & inland cliffs -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chizarira National Park (Zimbabwe). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chizarira-national-park-iba-zimbabwe on 22/11/2024.