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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
Blue-winged Goose Cyanochen cyanoptera	NT	resident (1996)	260 birds	A1, A3, A4i
White-collared Pigeon Columba albitorques	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
White-winged Flufftail Sarothrura ayresi	CR	breeding (1996)	present	A1
Rouget's Rail Rougetius rougetii	NT	resident (1996)	present	A1, A3
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	VU	resident (1998)	1 pairs	A1
Wattled Ibis Bostrychia carunculata	LC	resident (1996)	700 birds	A3, A4i
Spot-breasted Lapwing Vanellus melanocephalus	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Thick-billed Raven Corvus crassirostris	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
White-backed Black Tit Melaniparus leuconotus	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Abyssinian Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis chocolatinus	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Moorland Chat Pinarochroa sordida	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Swainson's Sparrow Passer swainsonii	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Abyssinian Longclaw Macronyx flavicollis	NT	resident (1996)	present	A1, A3
Abyssinian Citril Crithagra citrinelloides	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Brown-rumped Seedeater Crithagra tristriata	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Ethiopian Siskin Serinus nigriceps	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1996. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	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	low

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Berga Bird Lovers Savings and Credit Cooperative	2002

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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