Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1996
Populations of IBA trigger speciesNote: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
1996 | low | favourable | low |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Habitat |
Accuracy of information | poor |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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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 habitat (state) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | Result |
Savanna | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable | |
Wetlands (inland) | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | 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 |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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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) |
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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 | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Chew Bahir. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 12/08/2022.