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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos	EN	non-breeding	-	present	A1
White-faced Barbet Pogonornis macclounii	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Anchieta's Barbet Stactolaema anchietae	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Rufous-bellied Tit Melaniparus rufiventris	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Red-capped Crombec Sylvietta ruficapilla	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Bannerman's Sunbird Cyanomitra bannermani	LC	-	-	present	A3
Grimwood's Longclaw Macronyx grimwoodi	LC	resident	-	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Climate change and severe weather	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		20
Forest		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mbulo Forest (Zambia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mbulo-forest-iba-zambia on 23/11/2024.