MZ003
Panda Brachystegia woodlands


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
Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus LC resident 1999 present A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana LC resident 1999 present A3
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti LC resident 1999 present A3
Neergaard's Sunbird Cinnyris neergaardi NT resident 1999 present A1, A2
White-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris talatala LC resident 1999 present A3
Olive-headed Weaver Ploceus olivaceiceps NT 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 69
Grassland 23
Shrubland 6
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Panda Brachystegia woodlands (Mozambique). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/panda-brachystegia-woodlands-iba-mozambique on 22/11/2024.