MW003
Uzumara Forest Reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus LC resident (1999) present A3
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus LC resident (1999) present A3
Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum LC resident (1999) present A3
Moustached Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax LC resident (1999) present A3
Fülleborn's Boubou Laniarius fuelleborni LC resident (1999) present A2, A3
White-tailed Crested-flycatcher Elminia albonotata LC resident (1999) present A3
Chapin's Apalis Apalis chapini LC resident (1999) present A2, A3
Black-lored Cisticola Cisticola nigriloris LC resident (1999) present A2, A3
Cinnamon Bracken-warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus LC resident (1999) present A3
Black-browed Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla fusciceps LC resident (1999) present A3
Olive-headed Bulbul Arizelocichla striifacies LC resident (1999) present A3
Yellow-streaked Greenbul Phyllastrephus flavostriatus LC resident (1999) present A2, A3
Yellow-throated Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla LC resident (1999) present A3
African Hill-babbler Sylvia abyssinica LC resident (1999) present A3
Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera LC resident (1999) present A3
Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri LC resident (1999) present A3
Orange Ground-thrush Geokichla gurneyi LC resident (1999) present A3
Rusty-flanked Robin-chat Dessonornis macclounii LC resident (1999) present A3
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata LC resident (1999) present A3
White-chested Alethe Chamaetylas fuelleborni LC resident (1999) present A3
Sharpe's Akalat Sheppardia sharpei LC resident (1999) present A2, A3
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis LC resident (1999) present A3
Forest Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris fuelleborni LC resident (1999) present 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
Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus LC resident (1999) present A3
East African Citril Crithagra hyposticta LC resident (1999) present A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata LC resident (1999) present A2, A3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 100

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Uzumara Forest Reserve (Malawi). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/uzumara-forest-reserve-iba-malawi on 23/12/2024.