Mount Morrumbala (29900)
Mozambique, Africa
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2011
National site name: Mount Morrumbala
Central coordinates: Latitude: -16.5896, Longitude: 35.8187
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 121.49801
Protected area coverage (%): 4.91
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas) KBA identified in the process of compiling the CEPF Ecosystem Profile of the East Afromontane Hotspot. Species taxonomy and threat category was based on IUCN Red List 2010-4. The site holds a significant population of the following plant species which, although not yet Red-List-assessed at the global level, are thought likely to be categorised as globally threatened once assessed (thus meeting the KBA Vulnerability criterion), based on existing regional or national Red List assessments (species also considered as site-endemic are tagged with Irr1 [KBA Irreplaceability 1 criterion]): Bothriocline morramballae, Crassula morrumbalensis.
Delineation rationale: 2013-07-10 (BL Secretariat): boundary polygon created and site extent measured as 12000 ha (rounded to nearest 10%), as part of CEPF East Afromontane Ecosystem Profiling process.