Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | 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 |
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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2022 | poor | very high | medium |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Shrubland | moderate (70–90%) | moderate (70–90%) | poor |
| Forest | moderate (70–90%) | moderate (70–90%) | poor |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | likely in short term (<4 years) | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Most of area (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 (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Lengwe National Park | National Park (II) | 100 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 52 | |
| Shrubland | 44 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 3 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
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 23/12/2024.