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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
Southern Banded Snake-eagle Circaetus fasciolatus	NT	resident (2008)	present	A1, A3
Green-headed Oriole Oriolus chlorocephalus	LC	resident (2008)	frequent	A3
Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius	LC	resident (2008)	present	A3
Namuli Apalis Apalis lynesi	EN	resident (2008)	< 50 pairs	A1, A2, A3
Olive-headed Bulbul Arizelocichla striifacies	LC	resident (2008)	present	A3
Yellow-throated Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla	LC	resident (2008)	present	A3
Spotted Ground-thrush Geokichla guttata	VU	breeding (2008)	present	A1
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident (2008)	present	A3
Swynnerton's Robin Swynnertonia swynnertoni	VU	resident (2008)	100–200 pairs	A1, A2, A3
Thyolo Alethe Chamaetylas choloensis	VU	resident (2010)	min 1,000 pairs	A1, A2, A3
East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi	NT	resident (2008)	min 500 pairs	A1, A3
Dapple-throat Arcanator orostruthus	NT	resident (2008)	50-249 pairs	A1, A2, A3
Bertram's Weaver Ploceus bertrandi	LC	resident (2008)	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia	LC	resident (2008)	present	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2020) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (>4 years)	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100	Montane forest - mixed

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Mabu (Mozambique). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-mabu-iba-mozambique on 23/12/2024.