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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
Erckel's Francolin Pternistis erckelii	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Chestnut-naped Francolin Pternistis castaneicollis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Blue-winged Goose Cyanochen cyanoptera	NT	resident	1996	present	A3
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Nyanza Swift Apus niansae	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Rouget's Rail Rougetius rougetii	NT	resident	1996	present	A1, A3
White-cheeked Turaco Tauraco leucotis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Wattled Ibis Bostrychia carunculata	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Banded Barbet Lybius undatus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Abyssinian Woodpecker Dendropicos abyssinicus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Black-winged Lovebird Agapornis taranta	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole Oriolus monacha	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Thick-billed Raven Corvus crassirostris	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Abyssinian Catbird Sylvia galinieri	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
African Hill-babbler Sylvia abyssinica	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Sharpe's Starling Pholia sharpii	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Stuhlmann's Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Abyssinian Ground-thrush Geokichla piaggiae	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Abyssinian Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis chocolatinus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Rüppell's Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Moorland Chat Pinarochroa sordida	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Rüppell's Chat Myrmecocichla melaena	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
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).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Yeki	National Forest Priority Area	122,000	protected area contained by site	122,000
Syllem-Wangas	National Forest Priority Area	0	protected area contained by site	0
Shako	National Forest Priority Area	101,055	protected area contained by site	101,055
Mizan-Teferi	Controlled Hunting Area	316,678	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kafa	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	219,325	protected area overlaps with site	0
Godere	National Forest Priority Area	160,000	protected area contained by site	160,000
Akobo	Controlled Hunting Area	504,900	protected area is adjacent to site	0

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

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Metu - Gore - Tepi forests. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/metu--gore--tepi-forests-iba-ethiopia on 25/09/2023.