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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
Pale-billed Hornbill Lophoceros pallidirostris	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha	VU	-	-	present	A1
Souza's Shrike Lanius souzae	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Miombo Tit Melaniparus griseiventris	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Rufous-bellied Tit Melaniparus rufiventris	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Red-capped Crombec Sylvietta ruficapilla	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Miombo Scrub-robin Tychaedon barbata	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Cinnyris manoensis	NR	-	-	present	A3
Black-eared Seedeater Crithagra mennelli	LC	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 (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Pollution	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
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1964	Bell Point-Lunsemfwa Wonder Gorge	Natural Monument	-
1971	Luano	Game Management Area	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)		major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inselbergs, kopjes & inland cliffs	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wonder Gorge (Zambia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wonder-gorge-iba-zambia on 22/11/2024.