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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1996

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Yellow-necked Francolin Pternistis leucoscepus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding	1969-1974	20,000-49,999 individuals	A1, A4i
Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar Caprimulgus donaldsoni	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
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus	LC	non-breeding	1974	1,000-2,499 individuals	A4i
Eastern Chanting-goshawk Melierax poliopterus	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
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
Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Rosy-patched Bush-shrike Rhodophoneus cruentus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Chestnut-headed Sparrow-lark Eremopterix signatus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Pink-breasted Lark Calendulauda poecilosterna	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Grey Wren-warbler Calamonastes simplex	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Pale Prinia Prinia somalica	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Scaly Chatterer Argya aylmeri	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-rumped Babbler Turdoides leucopygia	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Magpie Starling Speculipastor bicolor	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
African Grey Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Brown-tailed Chat Oenanthe scotocerca	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Hunter's Sunbird Chalcomitra hunteri	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-headed Buffalo-weaver Dinemellia dinemelli	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-weaver Plocepasser donaldsoni	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Parrot-billed Sparrow Passer gongonensis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Somali Bunting Emberiza poliopleura	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	1969-1974	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	no known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Condition of the site (state), by habitat
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Savanna		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
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	Very little or no conservation action taking place	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)
Chew Bahir	Wildlife Reserve	273,000	protected area contains site	112,500
Chelbi	Wildlife Reserve	421,200	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Savanna	Bushland & thicket - deciduous, Bushland & thicket - evergreen, Wooded grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent herbaceous swamps and bogs, Geothermal springs, Ephemeral pools and wetlands, Riverine floodplains, Rivers & streams, Saline lakes, Salt marshes, Saltpans	-
Grassland	Grassland - edaphic, dry, Grassland - Semi-desert	-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
hunting	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Chew Bahir. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/6301 on 06/06/2023.