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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus | LC | breeding | 1962 | 500 breeding pairs | A1, A4i |
| Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis | LC | breeding | 2000 | 500 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | passage | - | present | A1 |
| Sooty Falcon Falco concolor | VU | breeding | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Blackstart Oenanthe melanura | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea | NT | passage | - | present | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dehalak Archipelago and offshore islands (Eritrea). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dehalak-archipelago-and-offshore-islands-iba-eritrea on 22/11/2024.