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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:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Pale-billed Hornbill Lophoceros pallidirostris	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Whyte's Barbet Stactolaema whytii	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Miombo Pied Barbet Tricholaema frontata	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Stierling's Woodpecker Dendropicos stierlingi	NT	resident (1999)	present	A1, A3
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Souza's Shrike Lanius souzae	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Miombo Tit Melaniparus griseiventris	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Rufous-bellied Tit Melaniparus rufiventris	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Red-capped Crombec Sylvietta ruficapilla	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Stierling's Wren-warbler Calamonastes stierlingi	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Miombo Scrub-robin Tychaedon barbata	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Böhm's Flycatcher Myopornis boehmi	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Miombo Rock-thrush Monticola angolensis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Anchieta's Sunbird Anthreptes anchietae	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Shelley's Sunbird Cinnyris shelleyi	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Eastern Miombo Sunbird Cinnyris manoensis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Olive-headed Weaver Ploceus olivaceiceps	NT	resident (1999)	present	A3
Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa	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 2001. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (>90%)	moderate (70–90%)	moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	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	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	92
Artificial/Terrestrial	3
Shrubland	3

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dzalanyama Forest Reserve (Malawi). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dzalanyama-forest-reserve-iba-malawi on 21/12/2024.