Data Zone

Ethiopia

State of the World's Birds - case studies

Introduction: The importance of birds to biodiversity

Important Bird Areas are also important for other terrestrial vertebrates in East Africa

State: What we know about the changing state of birds

Many African IBAs are in danger of losing their natural habitats and key biodiversity

Pressure: Why birds are declining

Response: What can be done to improve the status of birds

BirdLife is working to mainstream soaring bird conservation along the Rift Valley/Red Sea flyway
BirdLife is working with local communities to safeguard the Liben Plain for people and larks
In Africa, recognition of the value of IBAs is resulting in the designation of new protected areas
Protected-area designation may not be the full, or best, solution for conserving African IBAs
The Berga Floodplain Site Support Group - a local initiative for a globally important site
The impact of Important Bird Area directories
The wintering grounds of Northern Bald Ibis in Syria have been discovered using satellite tracking
Using IBAs to guide Regional Conservation Strategies

Key publications

Fishpool, L. D. C. and Evans, M. I., eds (2001) Important Bird Areas in Africa and associated islands: priority sites for conservation. Cambridge: BirdLife International/Pisces Publications.

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References

Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society (1996) Important Bird Areas of Ethiopia. Addis Ababa.

Ethiopia at a glance

Land area

1,104,300 km²

BirdLife Partner

Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society

Species
Total number of birds	822
Globally threatened birds	39
Country endemics	18
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	69
Total IBA area	109,204 km²
IBA area as % of land area	10%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	4

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Ethiopia. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/ethiopia on 22/12/2024.

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