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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	winter	-	present	A1
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	VU	resident	-	common	A1
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus	LC	non-breeding	-	1,000 individuals	A4i
African Spoonbill Platalea alba	LC	non-breeding	-	150 individuals	A4i
Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula	VU	non-breeding	-	present	A1
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus	LC	winter	-	200 individuals	A4i
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	winter	-	present	A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	winter	-	present	A1
Pale-billed Hornbill Lophoceros pallidirostris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Bradfield's Hornbill Lophoceros bradfieldi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Böhm's Bee-eater Merops boehmi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-faced Barbet Pogonornis macclounii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Miombo Pied Barbet Tricholaema frontata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Zambian Barbet Lybius chaplini	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	winter	-	present	A1
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-cheeked Lovebird Agapornis nigrigenis	VU	resident	1998	100 individuals	A1, A2, A3, A4ii
Souza's Shrike Lanius souzae	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Miombo Tit Melaniparus griseiventris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rufous-bellied Tit Melaniparus rufiventris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Red-capped Crombec Sylvietta ruficapilla	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-necked Eremomela Eremomela atricollis	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
Sharp-tailed Starling Lamprotornis acuticaudus	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
Miombo Scrub-robin Tychaedon barbata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Böhm's Flycatcher Myopornis boehmi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Miombo Rock-thrush Monticola angolensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Anchieta's Sunbird Anthreptes anchietae	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Shelley's Sunbird Cinnyris shelleyi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris talatala	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Western Miombo Sunbird Cinnyris gertrudis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser rufoscapulatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Fülleborn's Longclaw Macronyx fuelleborni	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-eared Seedeater Crithagra mennelli	LC	resident	1998	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>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	% overlap with IBA
1970	Kalomo Hills	Forest Reserve	<1
1970	Luba South	Forest Reserve	-
1971	Kafue	National Park	100
1971	Nkala	Game Management Area	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		55
Shrubland		36
Artificial/Terrestrial		7

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kafue National Park (Zambia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kafue-national-park-iba-zambia on 25/11/2024.