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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
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Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
Black Stork Ciconia nigra | LC | resident (-) | 7 pairs | A4i |
Black Stork Ciconia nigra | LC | non-breeding (-) | 20 birds | A4i |
Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis | LC | non-breeding (-) | 300 birds | A4i |
Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha | VU | resident (-) | present | A1 |
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
Miombo Rock-thrush Monticola angolensis | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
White-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris talatala | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
2010 | moderate | high | medium |
Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
no | habitat | good |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
---|---|---|---|
Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
Shrubland | good (>90%) | moderate (70–90%) | moderate |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
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Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | medium |
Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
---|---|---|---|
1971 | Mosi-Oa-Tunya | National Park (II) | 77 |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
---|---|---|
Artificial/Terrestrial | 49 | |
Shrubland | 43 | |
Forest | 6 |
Land use | % of IBA |
---|---|
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park and Batoka Gorge (Zambia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mosi-oa-tunya-national-park-and-batoka-gorge-iba-zambia on 23/12/2024.