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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
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

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%)	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	Unknown	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Bonga	National Forest Priority Area (-)	100
2010	Kafa	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	43

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

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 23/12/2024.