MZ014
Netia


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) 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

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 60
Shrubland 38
Artificial/Terrestrial 1

Land use

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 23/12/2024.