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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
Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus	LC	resident (2001)	uncommon	A3
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	VU	resident (2001)	rare	A1
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos	EN	non-breeding (2001)	present	A1
Pale-billed Hornbill Lophoceros pallidirostris	LC	resident (2001)	uncommon	A3
Whyte's Barbet Stactolaema whytii	LC	resident (2001)	uncommon	A3
White-faced Barbet Pogonornis macclounii	LC	resident (2001)	uncommon	A3
Rufous-bellied Tit Melaniparus rufiventris	LC	resident (2001)	frequent	A3
Red-capped Crombec Sylvietta ruficapilla	LC	resident (2001)	frequent	A3
Black-necked Eremomela Eremomela atricollis	LC	resident (2001)	frequent	A3
Miombo Wren-warbler Calamonastes undosus	LC	resident (2001)	frequent	A3
Laura's Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus laurae	LC	resident (2001)	uncommon	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident (2001)	frequent	A3
Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini	LC	resident (2001)	rare	A3
Miombo Rock-thrush Monticola angolensis	LC	resident (2001)	uncommon	A3
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti	LC	resident (2001)	rare	A3
Anchieta's Sunbird Anthreptes anchietae	LC	resident (2001)	common	A3
Western Miombo Sunbird Cinnyris gertrudis	LC	resident (2001)	common	A3
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser rufoscapulatus	LC	resident (2001)	present	A3
Black-eared Seedeater Crithagra mennelli	LC	resident (2001)	rare	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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
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
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1971	Lusenga Plain	National Park (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Lowland forest - riparian; Woodland - monodominant
Grassland	minor (<10)	Grassland - edaphic, wet

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

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