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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 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
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Striped Flufftail Sarothrura affinis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	winter (-)	present	A1
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	VU	resident (1998)	common	A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	winter (-)	present	A1
Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Moustached Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage (1998)	uncommon	A1
Fülleborn's Boubou Laniarius fuelleborni	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
White-tailed Crested-flycatcher Elminia albonotata	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Chapin's Apalis Apalis chapini	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Black-lored Cisticola Cisticola nigriloris	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Churring Cisticola Cisticola njombe	LC	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Mountain Yellow Warbler Iduna similis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Cinnamon Bracken-warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea	EN	breeding (1998)	present	A1, A3
Black-browed Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla fusciceps	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Yellow-streaked Greenbul Phyllastrephus flavostriatus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
African Hill-babbler Sylvia abyssinica	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Brown Warbler Curruca lugens	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Orange Ground-thrush Geokichla gurneyi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
White-eyed Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Rusty-flanked Robin-chat Dessonornis macclounii	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
White-chested Alethe Chamaetylas fuelleborni	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Sharpe's Akalat Sheppardia sharpei	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Red-tufted Sunbird Nectarinia johnstoni	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Forest Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris fuelleborni	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Montane Widowbird Euplectes psammacromius	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Bertram's Weaver Ploceus bertrandi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
East African Citril Crithagra hyposticta	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2005) is shown below.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	Unknown	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1971	Nyika (Zambia)	National Park (II)	30

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nyika National Park (Zambia) (Zambia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nyika-national-park-(zambia)-iba-zambia on 22/12/2024.