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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2001

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs	NT	resident	2000	present	A3
White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus	LC	non-breeding	-	200 individuals	A1, A4i
Yellow-breasted Barbet Trachyphonus margaritatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Grassland		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Massawa coast. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 17/05/2022.