MW022
Malawi Hills Forest Reserve


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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Woodwards' Batis Batis fratrum LC resident (1999) present A3

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Malawi Hills Forest Reserve (Malawi). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/malawi-hills-forest-reserve-iba-malawi on 14/01/2025.