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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
Erckel's Francolin Pternistis erckelii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Rouget's Rail Rougetius rougetii	NT	resident	2000	present	A3
Wattled Ibis Bostrychia carunculata	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Hemprich's Hornbill Lophoceros hemprichii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Banded Barbet Lybius undatus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Abyssinian Woodpecker Dendropicos abyssinicus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	1996	present	A1
Black-winged Lovebird Agapornis taranta	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Ethiopian White-eye Zosterops poliogastrus	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
White-rumped Babbler Turdoides leucopygia	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Somali Starling Onychognathus blythii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Rüppell's Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Rüppell's Chat Myrmecocichla melaena	LC	resident	1996	present	A2, A3
Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze	LC	resident	2000	1 unknown	A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Swainson's Sparrow Passer swainsonii	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Abyssinian Citril Crithagra citrinelloides	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Yellow-rumped Seedeater Crithagra xanthopygia	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Brown-rumped Seedeater Crithagra tristriata	LC	resident	2000	present	A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	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)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Grassland		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
water management	-
not utilised	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Asmara escarpment. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 27/03/2023.