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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
Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Lesser Moorhen Paragallinula angulata	LC	non-breeding (-)	1,000 birds	A4i
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer	LC	non-breeding (-)	5,000 birds	A4i
African Woollyneck Ciconia microscelis	LC	non-breeding (-)	200–1,000 birds	A4i
Bradfield's Hornbill Lophoceros bradfieldi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Barred Wren-warbler Calamonastes fasciolatus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Stierling's Wren-warbler Calamonastes stierlingi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Chirping Cisticola Cisticola pipiens	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Hartlaub's Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Meves's Long-tailed Starling Lamprotornis mevesii	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Kalahari Scrub-robin Cercotrichas paena	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
White-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris talatala	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa	LC	resident (1998)	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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Shrubland	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good
Forest	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good
Grassland	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	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	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1968	Chobe	National Park (Ib)	100
1968	Kasane	Forest Reserve (II)	<1
1976	Chobe	Forest Reserve (II)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	56
Forest	18
Grassland	13
Artificial/Terrestrial	11

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chobe National Park (Botswana). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chobe-national-park-iba-botswana on 23/12/2024.