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The site was identified as important in 1996 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Blue-winged Goose Cyanochen cyanoptera	NT	resident	1996	850 individuals	A1, A3, A4i
White-collared Pigeon Columba albitorques	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Nyanza Swift Apus niansae	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-winged Flufftail Sarothrura ayresi	CR	breeding	1996	10-15 breeding pairs	A1, A4i
Rouget's Rail Rougetius rougetii	NT	resident	1996	present	A1, A3
Wattled Ibis Bostrychia carunculata	LC	resident	1996	150 individuals	A3, A4i
Spot-breasted Lapwing Vanellus melanocephalus	LC	resident	1996	120 individuals	A3, A4i
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	passage	-	present	A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	-	frequent	A1
Thick-billed Raven Corvus crassirostris	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-backed Black Tit Melaniparus leuconotus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Brown Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Abyssinian Catbird Sylvia galinieri	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Brown Warbler Curruca lugens	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Ethiopian White-eye Zosterops poliogastrus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Abyssinian Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis chocolatinus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Moorland Chat Pinarochroa sordida	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Rüppell's Chat Myrmecocichla melaena	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Swainson's Sparrow Passer swainsonii	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Abyssinian Longclaw Macronyx flavicollis	NT	resident	1996	present	A1, A3
Abyssinian Citril Crithagra citrinelloides	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Brown-rumped Seedeater Crithagra tristriata	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Ethiopian Siskin Serinus nigriceps	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	LC	resident	1996	present	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (1996).

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Shrubland		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sululta plain. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sululta-plain-iba-ethiopia on 30/11/2023.