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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
Yellow-necked Francolin Pternistis leucoscepus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Black-faced Sandgrouse Pterocles decoratus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Star-spotted Nightjar Caprimulgus stellatus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Heuglin's Bustard Neotis heuglinii	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Buff-crested Bustard Lophotis gindiana	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-bellied Go-away-bird Criniferoides leucogaster	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Eastern Chanting-goshawk Melierax poliopterus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	1996	9 individuals	A1
Hemprich's Hornbill Lophoceros hemprichii	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Black-billed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus somaliensis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Somali Bee-eater Merops revoilii	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
D'Arnaud's Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	1996	present	A1
Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Rosy-patched Bush-shrike Rhodophoneus cruentus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Somali Fiscal Lanius somalicus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Mouse-coloured Penduline-tit Anthoscopus musculus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Chestnut-headed Sparrow-lark Eremopterix signatus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Red-winged Lark Mirafra hypermetra	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Gillett's Lark Calendulauda gilletti	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Yellow-vented Eremomela Eremomela flavicrissalis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Grey Wren-warbler Calamonastes simplex	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Boran Cisticola Cisticola bodessa	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Ashy Cisticola Cisticola cinereolus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Rufous Chatterer Argya rubiginosa	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Scaly Chatterer Argya aylmeri	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-rumped Babbler Turdoides leucopygia	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Bristle-crowned Starling Onychognathus salvadorii	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Somali Starling Onychognathus blythii	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Shelley's Starling Lamprotornis shelleyi	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Golden-breasted Starling Lamprotornis regius	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-crowned Starling Lamprotornis albicapillus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
African Grey Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Brown-tailed Chat Oenanthe scotocerca	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Sombre Rockchat Oenanthe dubia	DD	resident	1996	present	A1, A2, A3
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Shining Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-headed Buffalo-weaver Dinemellia dinemelli	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Speke's Weaver Ploceus spekei	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Yellow-throated Seedeater Crithagra flavigula	EN	resident	1996	present	A1, A2, A3
White-bellied Canary Crithagra dorsostriata	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Somali Bunting Emberiza poliopleura	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).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - unspecified species	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	domestic & urban waste water - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Awash West	Controlled Hunting Area	913,600	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Awash West	Wildlife Reserve	178,100	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Awash	National Park	58,177	protected area overlaps with site	75,240

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Grassland		-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Awash National Park. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/awash-national-park-iba-ethiopia on 02/10/2023.