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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
Southern Banded Snake-eagle Circaetus fasciolatus	NT	resident	1998	present	A1, A3
Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha	VU	resident	-	present	A1
Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike Prionops scopifrons	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Woodwards' Batis Batis fratrum	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
East Coast Batis Batis soror	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Olive Bushshrike Chlorophoneus olivaceus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Gorgeous Bushshrike Telophorus viridis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-tailed Crested-flycatcher Elminia albonotata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chirinda Apalis Apalis chirindensis	VU	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Barratt's Warbler Bradypterus barratti	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Stripe-cheeked Bulbul Arizelocichla milanjensis	NT	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-throated Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-bellied Starling Notopholia corusca	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Orange Ground-thrush Geokichla gurneyi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Plain-backed Sunbird Anthreptes reichenowi	NT	resident	1998	present	A1, A3
Lesser Seedcracker Pyrenestes minor	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia	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.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Haroni Forest	Botanical Reserve	4
-	Rusitu Forest	Botanical Reserve	30
1950	Chimanimani	National Park	34
2002	Ngorima B	Wildlife Management Area	87

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Haroni - Rusitu junction and Botanical Reserves (Zimbabwe). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/haroni--rusitu-junction-and-botanical-reserves-iba-zimbabwe on 26/11/2024.