ZW018
Limpopo - Mwenezi flood-plain and pans


IBA Justification

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus LC resident (1998) present A3
Plain-backed Sunbird Anthreptes reichenowi NT resident (1998) present A3
Lemon-breasted Canary Crithagra citrinipectus LC resident (1998) present A2, A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1998. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2011 moderate high low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat good

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Human intrusions and disturbance likely in short term (<4 years) some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Climate change and severe weather likely in short term (<4 years) some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low
Residential and commercial development likely in short term (<4 years) few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%) No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun Some limited conservation initiatives are in place low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 96
Shrubland 3

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -
other -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Limpopo - Mwenezi flood-plain and pans (Zimbabwe). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/limpopo--mwenezi-flood-plain-and-pans-iba-zimbabwe on 23/12/2024.