ZM013
Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park and Batoka Gorge


IBA Justification

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
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

IBA Conservation

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
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)
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)
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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1971 Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park (II) 77

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 49
Shrubland 43
Forest 6

Land use

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.