Data Zone
Country/territory: Somalia
IBA criteria met: A3 (2001)
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Area: 110,000 hectares (1,100.00 km2)
Site description (2001 baseline)
Boja swamps lie in the lower reaches of the Shabeelle river a little way downstream (south-west) of Arbowerow (site SO018). The site contains grass swamps and deciduous bushland on the river flood-plain.
Key biodiversity
See Box and Table 3 for key species. Of the Somali–Masai biome species Pseudonigrita cabanisi has been recorded from few other IBAs in Somalia.
Non-bird biodiversity: Both Loxodonta africana (EN) and Syncerus caffer (LR/cd) occur, or used to do so.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Boja swamps (Somalia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/boja-swamps-iba-somalia on 23/12/2024.