Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Heuglin's Bustard Neotis heuglinii | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Eastern Chanting-goshawk Melierax poliopterus | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Rosy-patched Bushshrike Rhodophoneus cruentus | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Somali Fiscal Lanius somalicus | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 50 | |
| Grassland | 49 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ali Sabieh - Assâmo (Djibouti). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ali-sabieh--assâmo-iba-djibouti on 23/12/2024.