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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Green-headed Oriole Oriolus chlorocephalus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-tailed Crested-flycatcher Elminia albonotata	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-winged Apalis Apalis chariessa	NT	resident	1999	present	A1, A2, A3
Olive-headed Bulbul Arizelocichla striifacies	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Yellow-throated Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Spotted Ground-thrush Geokichla guttata	VU	resident	1999	present	A1
Orange Ground-thrush Geokichla gurneyi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Thyolo Alethe Chamaetylas choloensis	VU	resident	1999	present	A1, A2, A3
Bertram's Weaver Ploceus bertrandi	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
East African Citril Crithagra hyposticta	LC	resident	1999	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	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	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1924	Thyolo	Forest Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
water management	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Thyolo Mountain Forest Reserve (Malawi). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/thyolo-mountain-forest-reserve-iba-malawi on 23/11/2024.