Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Banded Snake-eagle Circaetus fasciolatus | NT | resident (1999) | present | A1, A3 |
| Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres | VU | non-breeding (1999) | present | A1 |
| Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Woodwards' Batis Batis fratrum | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Gorgeous Bushshrike Telophorus viridis | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Rudd's Apalis Apalis ruddi | LC | resident (1999) | present | A2, A3 |
| Black-bellied Starling Notopholia corusca | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Spotted Ground-thrush Geokichla guttata | VU | resident (1999) | present | A1 |
| Mouse-coloured Sunbird Cyanomitra verreauxii | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Neergaard's Sunbird Cinnyris neergaardi | NT | resident (1999) | present | A1, A2, A3 |
| Pink-throated Twinspot Hypargos margaritatus | LC | resident (1999) | present | A2, A3 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1998. The most recent assessment (2020) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2020 | not assessed | very high | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | unknown | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Biological resource use | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | 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 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 83 | |
| Grassland | 6 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 4 | |
| Shrubland | 3 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 2 | |
| Wetlands (inland) | minor (<10) | Rivers & streams |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Maputo Special Reserve (Mozambique). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maputo-special-reserve-iba-mozambique on 23/12/2024.