Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma | LC | non-breeding (1954) | 1,000 birds | A4i |
| Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Chirping Cisticola Cisticola pipiens | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Zambian Yellow Warbler Calamonastides bensoni | VU | resident (1998) | present | A1, A3 |
| White-winged Swamp-warbler Bradypterus carpalis | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Hartlaub's Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Ploceus katangae | NR | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2005) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2005 | good | medium | very 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 |
| Shrubland | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Natural system modifications | 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 |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | Unknown | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 30 | |
| Shrubland | 27 | |
| Wetlands (inland) | 22 | |
| Forest | 19 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Luapula Mouth (Zambia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/luapula-mouth-iba-zambia on 23/12/2024.