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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
White-cheeked Turaco Tauraco leucotis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Banded Barbet Lybius undatus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Black-winged Lovebird Agapornis taranta	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole Oriolus monacha	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
Stuhlmann's Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni	LC	resident	1995	common	A3
Abyssinian Ground-thrush Geokichla piaggiae	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Abyssinian Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis chocolatinus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Rüppell's Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa	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 Citril Crithagra citrinelloides	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Brown-rumped Seedeater Crithagra tristriata	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	LC	resident	1996	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1996) may differ.

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

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	Unknown	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Bonga	National Forest Priority Area	100
2010	Kafa	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	43

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane forest - mixed, Montane forest - monodominant, Montane forest - undifferentiated	61
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Farmbush, fallow & ruderal land, Forestry & agro-industrial plantations, Improved pasture land and wooded farmland	37
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
forestry	major (>10)
other	major (>10)
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bonga forest (Ethiopia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bonga-forest-iba-ethiopia on 22/11/2024.