Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1996
Populations of IBA trigger speciesNote: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.
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IBA conservation status - summary | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
1996 | low | favourable | low |
Was the whole site assessed? | yes | Condition (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 the site (state), by habitat | ||||||
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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) | |||
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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 |
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA 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 (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Chew Bahir. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/6301 on 06/06/2023.