MZ014
Netia


IBA Justification

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.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest 60
Shrubland 38
Artificial/Terrestrial 1
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.