Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2001 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyanza Swift Apus niansae | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| White-cheeked Turaco Tauraco leucotis | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Yellow-breasted Barbet Trachyphonus margaritatus | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Banded Barbet Lybius undatus | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Abyssinian Woodpecker Dendropicos abyssinicus | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Black-winged Lovebird Agapornis taranta | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole Oriolus monacha | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Ethiopian White-eye Zosterops poliogastrus | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Swainson's Sparrow Passer swainsonii | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Central Plateau (Keren) (Eritrea). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/central-plateau-(keren)-iba-eritrea on 23/11/2024.