ZM008
Liuwa Plain National Park


IBA Justification

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
Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus LC resident (1998) present A3
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus VU non-breeding (-) 1,000 birds A1, A4i
African Spoonbill Platalea alba LC non-breeding (-) 150 birds A4i
Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula VU non-breeding (-) 80 birds A1, A4i
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus LC winter (-) 250 birds A4i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni NT passage (-) 20,000–100,000 birds A1, A4i
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC non-breeding (-) 150 birds A4i
Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus LC resident (1998) present A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC winter (-) present A1
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni LC resident (1998) present A3
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
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
White-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris talatala LC resident (1998) present A3
Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula LC resident (1998) present A3
Fülleborn's Longclaw Macronyx fuelleborni LC resident (1998) present A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2005) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2005 good medium low
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
Grassland good (>90%) good (>90%) good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now 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%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Natural system modifications happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Climate change and severe weather happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
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
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation Unknown Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1971 Liuwa Plain National Park (II) 100
1971 West Zambezi Game Management Area (VI) 5

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland 96
Shrubland 3

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Liuwa Plain National Park (Zambia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/liuwa-plain-national-park-iba-zambia on 23/12/2024.