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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	breeding	1955	600 breeding pairs	A1
Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus	LC	non-breeding	1998	1,000 individuals	A4i
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	LC	non-breeding	1998	10,000 individuals	A4i
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex	VU	resident	1998	present	A1
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	non-breeding	1998	1,800 individuals	A4i
Böhm's Bee-eater Merops boehmi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chirping Cisticola Cisticola pipiens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Ploceus katangae	NR	resident	1998	present	A3
Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula	LC	resident	1998	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. 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%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	Unknown	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1971	Mweru-Wantipa	National Park	100
2007	Mweru wa Ntipa	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		47
Forest		46
Shrubland		4
Artificial/Terrestrial		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mweru Wantipa National Park (Zambia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mweru-wantipa-national-park-iba-zambia on 22/11/2024.