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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
Yellow-necked Francolin Pternistis leucoscepus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding	1990-1995	uncommon	A1
Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar Caprimulgus donaldsoni	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Nechisar Nightjar Caprimulgus solala	VU	resident	1990	present	A2, A3
Star-spotted Nightjar Caprimulgus stellatus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-bellied Go-away-bird Criniferoides leucogaster	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	1990-1995	frequent	A1
Hemprich's Hornbill Lophoceros hemprichii	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Black-billed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus somaliensis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Mouse-coloured Penduline-tit Anthoscopus musculus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Yellow-vented Eremomela Eremomela flavicrissalis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Grey Wren-warbler Calamonastes simplex	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Boran Cisticola Cisticola bodessa	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Rufous Chatterer Argya rubiginosa	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-rumped Babbler Turdoides leucopygia	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Magpie Starling Speculipastor bicolor	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Golden-breasted Starling Lamprotornis regius	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Bare-eyed Thrush Turdus tephronotus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-headed Buffalo-weaver Dinemellia dinemelli	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina	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	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid 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
Grassland		0	0	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Savanna		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	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	medium

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)
Nechisar	National Park	34,230	is identical to site	51,400

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Grassland - edaphic, dry	-
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Permanent herbaceous swamps and bogs, Rivers & streams, Geothermal springs, Sand dunes and beaches - riverine	-
Forest	Lowland forest - riparian, Woodland - riparian, Woodland - monodominant	-
Savanna	Bushland & thicket - deciduous, Bushland & thicket - evergreen, Wooded grassland	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
other	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nechisar National Park and surroundings. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/6290 on 09/06/2023.