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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	winter (-)	present	A1
Green-headed Oriole Oriolus chlorocephalus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Woodwards' Batis Batis fratrum	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
East Coast Batis Batis soror	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
White-tailed Crested-flycatcher Elminia albonotata	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Chirinda Apalis Apalis chirindensis	VU	resident (1999)	present	A2, A3
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea	EN	breeding (1999)	present	A3
Stripe-cheeked Bulbul Arizelocichla milanjensis	NT	resident (1999)	present	A3
Lowland Tiny Greenbul Phyllastrephus debilis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Yellow-throated Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Black-bellied Starling Notopholia corusca	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Swynnerton's Robin Swynnertonia swynnertoni	VU	resident (1999)	present	A1, A2, A3
White-chested Alethe Chamaetylas fuelleborni	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Plain-backed Sunbird Anthreptes reichenowi	NT	resident (1999)	present	A1, A3
Lesser Seedcracker Pyrenestes minor	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	69
Shrubland	15
Grassland	13
Wetlands (inland)	1

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
other	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gorongosa Mountain and National Park (Mozambique). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gorongosa-mountain-and-national-park-iba-mozambique on 12/01/2025.