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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
Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	VU	resident	-	present	A1
Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula	VU	non-breeding	-	present	A1
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris	LC	resident	-	present	A1
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos	EN	non-breeding	-	present	A1
Bradfield's Hornbill Lophoceros bradfieldi	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	non-breeding	-	present	A1
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Miombo Scrub-robin Tychaedon barbata	LC	resident	-	present	A3
White-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris talatala	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%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
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
1972	Masese	Forest Reserve	77

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Riverine floodplains	major (>10)
Forest	Woodland - mixed	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Scrub - woodland	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Simungoma (Zambia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/simungoma-iba-zambia on 22/11/2024.