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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Rosy-patched Bushshrike Rhodophoneus cruentus | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| White-rumped Babbler Turdoides leucopygia | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Somali Starling Onychognathus blythii | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Blackstart Oenanthe melanura | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Shining Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus | 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.
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 97 | |
| Grassland | 2 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| unknown | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Danakil lowlands (Eritrea). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/danakil-lowlands-iba-eritrea on 22/11/2024.