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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2001

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
White-faced Whistling-duck Dendrocygna viduata	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	51,810 individuals	A4i
Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	8,775 individuals	A4i
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	150,216 individuals	A4i
African Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	9,611 individuals	A4i
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	winter	1979-1982	abundant	A4i
Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina	VU	non-breeding	1979-1982	36,823 individuals	A4i
Marabou Leptoptilos crumenifer	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	359,719 individuals	A4i
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	11,154 individuals	A4i
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	344,487 individuals	A4i
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	winter	1979-1982	16,500 individuals	A4i
African Woollyneck Ciconia microscelis	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	2,475 individuals	A4i
Saddlebill Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis	LC	resident	1979-1982	4,158 individuals	A4i
African Spoonbill Platalea alba	LC	winter	1979-1982	abundant	A4i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	abundant	A4i
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	17,688 individuals	A4i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	1,695,240 individuals	A4i
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	18,414 individuals	A4i
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	172,359 individuals	A4i
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	3,819 individuals	A4i
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	5,049 individuals	A4i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	19,074 individuals	A4i
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex	VU	resident	1979-1982	6,407 individuals	A1, A4i
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	11,187 individuals	A4i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	5,643 individuals	A4i
Long-tailed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus	LC	non-breeding	1979-1982	8,883 individuals	A4i
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus	LC	winter	1979-1982	abundant	A4i
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	winter	1979-1982	abundant	A4i
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	LC	winter	1979-1982	abundant	A4i
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	LC	winter	1979-1982	common	A4i
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis	LC	winter	1979-1982	abundant	A4i
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	winter	1979-1982	abundant	A4i
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
Black-breasted Barbet Pogonornis rolleti	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
Emin's Shrike Lanius gubernator	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
Sun Lark Galerida modesta	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
Red-winged Grey Warbler Drymocichla incana	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
Foxy Cisticola Cisticola troglodytes	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-weaver Plocepasser superciliosus	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
Cinnamon Weaver Ploceus badius	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident	1979-1982	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	1979-1982	2,500,000-4,999,999 individuals	A4iii

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

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Zeraf	Game Reserve	800,000	protected area contained by site	970,000
Sudd	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	5,700,000	protected area overlaps with site	0
Shambe	National Park	62,000	protected area contained by site	62,000
Fanyikang	Game Reserve	48,000	protected area overlaps with site	0
Fanikang	Game Reserve	48,000	protected area contained by site	48,000

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Ephemeral pools and wetlands, Freshwater lakes and pools, Permanent herbaceous swamps and bogs, Riverine floodplains, Rivers & streams	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Farmbush, fallow & ruderal land	-
Shrubland	Bushland & thicket - deciduous	-
Grassland	Grassland - edaphic, wet	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sudd (Bahr-el-Jebel system). Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/6813 on 28/05/2023.