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The site was identified as important in 2005 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 Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	non-breeding	-	present	A1
Rufous-bellied Tit Melaniparus rufiventris	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Stierling's Wren-warbler Calamonastes stierlingi	LC	resident	-	present	A3
White-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris talatala	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Eastern Miombo Sunbird Cinnyris manoensis	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Black-eared Seedeater Crithagra mennelli	LC	resident	-	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2005) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	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
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	Unknown	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1964	Nchembwe	Forest Reserve	1
1964	Chilowe	Forest Reserve	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inselbergs, kopjes & inland cliffs	major (>10)
Forest		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nyanje Hills (Zambia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nyanje-hills-iba-zambia on 23/11/2024.