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