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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	non-breeding (1972)	42 birds	A4i
Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	non-breeding (2004)	uncommon	A1
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	non-breeding (2004)	frequent	A1
White-faced Barbet Pogonornis macclounii	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage (2004)	frequent	A1
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Miombo Wren-warbler Calamonastes undosus	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Miombo Scrub-robin Tychaedon barbata	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Anchieta's Sunbird Anthreptes anchietae	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Shelley's Sunbird Cinnyris shelleyi	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Oustalet's Sunbird Cinnyris oustaleti	LC	resident (2004)	common	A3
Western Miombo Sunbird Cinnyris gertrudis	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3
Fülleborn's Longclaw Macronyx fuelleborni	LC	resident (2004)	present	A3

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)	moderate (70–90%)	good (>90%)	moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	Unknown	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Ephemeral pools and wetlands; Freshwater lakes and pools

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Uningi Pans (Zambia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/uningi-pans-iba-zambia on 23/12/2024.