MZ012
Furancungo woodlands


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
Stierling's Woodpecker Dendropicos stierlingi NT resident 1999 present A1, A3
Souza's Shrike Lanius souzae LC resident 1999 present A3
Miombo Tit Melaniparus griseiventris 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
Miombo Rock-thrush Monticola angolensis LC resident 1999 present A3
Anchieta's Sunbird Anthreptes anchietae 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1998) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest 100
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Furancungo woodlands (Mozambique). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/furancungo-woodlands-iba-mozambique on 22/11/2024.