ZM037
Uningi Pans


IBA Justification

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
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus LC non-breeding 1972 42 individuals 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.


IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2005 near favourable high negligible
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Wetlands (inland) moderate (70-90%) good (> 90%) near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Climate change and severe weather happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) 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
Little/none of site covered (<10%) Unknown Very little or no conservation action taking place negligible

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) Ephemeral pools and wetlands, Freshwater lakes and pools major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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


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 23/11/2024.