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.
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Forest | 69 | |
Grassland | 23 | |
Shrubland | 6 |
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.