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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
Blue-winged Goose Cyanochen cyanoptera	NT	resident	1996	260 individuals	A1, A3, A4i
White-collared Pigeon Columba albitorques	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-winged Flufftail Sarothrura ayresi	CR	breeding	1996	present	A1
Rouget's Rail Rougetius rougetii	NT	resident	1996	present	A1, A3
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	VU	resident	1998	1 breeding pairs	A1
Wattled Ibis Bostrychia carunculata	LC	resident	1996	700 individuals	A3, A4i
Spot-breasted Lapwing Vanellus melanocephalus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Thick-billed Raven Corvus crassirostris	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-backed Black Tit Melaniparus leuconotus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Abyssinian Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis chocolatinus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Moorland Chat Pinarochroa sordida	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Swainson's Sparrow Passer swainsonii	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
Ethiopian Siskin Serinus nigriceps	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	LC	resident	1996	present	A3

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	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

The Local Conservation Groups below are working to support conservation at this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Berga Bird Lovers Savings and Credit Cooperative	2002

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Berga floodplain. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/6255 on 10/06/2023.