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 |
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Blue-winged Goose Cyanochen cyanoptera | NT | resident | 1996 | present | A3 |
White-collared Pigeon Columba albitorques | LC | resident | 1996 | present | A3 |
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens | LC | resident | 1996 | present | A3 |
Rouget's Rail Rougetius rougetii | NT | resident | 1996 | present | A1, A3 |
Wattled Ibis Bostrychia carunculata | LC | resident | 1996 | present | A3 |
Spot-breasted Lapwing Vanellus melanocephalus | LC | resident | 1996 | 210 individuals | A3, A4i |
Abyssinian Longclaw Macronyx flavicollis | NT | resident | - | present | A1 |
Ethiopian Siskin Serinus nigriceps | LC | resident | 1996 | present | A3 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (1996).
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gudo plain. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gudo-plain-iba-ethiopia on 30/09/2023.