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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 (-)	present	A3
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	VU	resident (-)	present	A1
Anchieta's Barbet Stactolaema anchietae	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Miombo Pied Barbet Tricholaema frontata	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
White-faced Barbet Pogonornis macclounii	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Souza's Shrike Lanius souzae	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Miombo Tit Melaniparus griseiventris	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Rufous-bellied Tit Melaniparus rufiventris	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Angola Lark Mirafra angolensis	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Red-capped Crombec Sylvietta ruficapilla	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Chirping Cisticola Cisticola pipiens	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Sharp-tailed Starling Lamprotornis acuticaudus	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Miombo Scrub-robin Tychaedon barbata	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
White-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris talatala	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser rufoscapulatus	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Fülleborn's Longclaw Macronyx fuelleborni	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Black-eared Seedeater Crithagra mennelli	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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Shrubland	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	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	major (>10)	Grassland - edaphic, dry; Grassland - edaphic, wet
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Scrub - woodland

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Minyanya Plain (Zambia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/minyanya-plain-iba-zambia on 23/12/2024.