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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos | EN | non-breeding (-) | present | A1 |
| Anchieta's Barbet Stactolaema anchietae | LC | resident (-) | present | A3 |
| White-faced Barbet Pogonornis macclounii | 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 |
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 | poor | 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 |
| Forest | moderate (70–90%) | moderate (70–90%) | poor |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Climate change and severe weather | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 20 | |
| Forest | major (>10) |
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 23/12/2024.