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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
Böhm's Bee-eater Merops boehmi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Rudd's Apalis Apalis ruddi	LC	resident	1999	present	A2
Stierling's Wren-warbler Calamonastes stierlingi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Mouse-coloured Sunbird Cyanomitra verreauxii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris talatala	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Green Indigobird Vidua codringtoni	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Lemon-breasted Canary Crithagra citrinipectus	LC	resident	1999	present	A2, 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 (2022) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Shrubland	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1970	Lengwe National Park	National Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		52
Shrubland		44
Artificial/Terrestrial		3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lengwe National Park (Malawi). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lengwe-national-park-iba-malawi on 22/11/2024.