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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos	EN	non-breeding	-	present	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	non-breeding	-	rare	A1
Nyasa Lovebird Agapornis lilianae	NT	resident	-	present	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Miombo Scrub-robin Tychaedon barbata	LC	resident	-	present	A3
White-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris talatala	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa	LC	resident	-	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

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
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	Unknown	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1968	Motulanganga	Forest Reserve	19

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Lowland forest - dry deciduous	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mutulanganga (Zambia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mutulanganga-iba-zambia on 23/11/2024.