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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 1996 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
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus	LC	non-breeding (-)	1,000 birds	A4i
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex	VU	resident (-)	present	A1
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	winter (1970)	500 birds	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding (-)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1973	Jikao	Controlled Hunting Area (VI)	49

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	53
Artificial/Terrestrial	23
Forest	22

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Baro river (Ethiopia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/baro-river-iba-ethiopia on 23/12/2024.