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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
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1994	43,736 individuals	A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	non-breeding	1995	700 individuals	A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding	1993	59,000 individuals	A4i
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding	1993-1995	100,000-230,000 individuals	A1, A4i
Black-faced Sandgrouse Pterocles decoratus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Star-spotted Nightjar Caprimulgus stellatus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	VU	non-breeding	1992	5 individuals	A1
White-bellied Go-away-bird Criniferoides leucogaster	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	non-breeding	1992-1993	12,000-17,200 individuals	A4i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	non-breeding	1996	4,000 individuals	A4i
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius	LC	non-breeding	1996	10,968 individuals	A4i
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	winter	1995	35,819 individuals	A4i
Little Stint Calidris minuta	LC	winter	1994	36,272 individuals	A4i
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	winter	1995	2,500 individuals	A4i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	winter	1994	650 individuals	A4i
Eastern Chanting-goshawk Melierax poliopterus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	1996	5 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
Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Chestnut-headed Sparrow-lark Eremopterix signatus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Yellow-vented Eremomela Eremomela flavicrissalis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Boran Cisticola Cisticola bodessa	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Scaly Chatterer Argya aylmeri	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-rumped Babbler Turdoides leucopygia	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Bare-eyed Thrush Turdus tephronotus	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
Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda charmosyna	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	-	100,000-499,999 individuals	A4iii

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Climate change and severe weather	drought	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Energy production and mining	renewable energy	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very 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	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

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)
Abijatta-Shalla	National Park	91,751	protected area overlaps with site	88,700

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Grassland		-

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Abijatta - Shalla Lakes National Park. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/abijatta--shalla-lakes-national-park-iba-ethiopia on 22/09/2023.