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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
White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus	LC	resident	1999	300 individuals	A4i
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	resident	-	present	A1
Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	VU	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami	NT	resident	-	present	A1
Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae	EN	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex	VU	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis	LC	resident	1999	1,000-2,000 individuals	A4i
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris	LC	resident	-	present	A1
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos	EN	resident	2004	present	A1
Böhm's Bee-eater Merops boehmi	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Chirping Cisticola Cisticola pipiens	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Sharp-tailed Starling Lamprotornis acuticaudus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Miombo Scrub-robin Tychaedon barbata	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Böhm's Flycatcher Myopornis boehmi	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Oustalet's Sunbird Cinnyris oustaleti	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Ploceus katangae	NR	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
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	Unknown	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1971	Tondwa	Game Management Area	21
1971	Kaputa	Game Management Area	10
1985	Nsumbu	National Park	79

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		major (>10)
Forest		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: Sumbu National Park and Tondwa Game Management Area (Zambia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sumbu-national-park-and-tondwa-game-management-area-iba-zambia on 22/11/2024.