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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
Stierling's Woodpecker Dendropicos stierlingi	NT	resident	1945	present	A1
White-tailed Crested-flycatcher Elminia albonotata	LC	resident	1945	present	A3
Red-capped Forest-warbler Artisornis metopias	LC	resident	1945	present	A2, A3
Mozambique Forest-warbler Artisornis sousae	EN	resident	1945	present	A1, A2, A3
Olive-headed Bulbul Arizelocichla striifacies	LC	resident	1945	present	A3
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident	1945	present	A3
Thyolo Alethe Chamaetylas choloensis	VU	resident	1945	present	A1, A2, A3
Spot-throat Modulatrix stictigula	LC	resident	1945	present	A2, A3
Forest Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris fuelleborni	LC	resident	1945	present	A3
Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii	LC	resident	1945	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		79
Shrubland		19

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Njesi plateau (Mozambique). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/njesi-plateau-iba-mozambique on 23/11/2024.