The site was identified as important in 1998 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brown-breasted Barbet Pogonornis melanopterus | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
Woodwards' Batis Batis fratrum | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
East Coast Batis Batis soror | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
Kretschmer's Longbill Macrosphenus kretschmeri | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes neglectus | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1998) may differ.
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Forest | 60 | |
Shrubland | 38 | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | 1 |
Land use | % of IBA |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
other | - |
not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Netia (Mozambique). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/netia-iba-mozambique on 23/11/2024.