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Dilu Meda (Tefki)


IBA Justification

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
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus VU non-breeding 1996 4-8 individuals A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus NT passage - frequent A1
Abyssinian Longclaw Macronyx flavicollis NT resident - present A1

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


Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dilu Meda (Tefki) (Ethiopia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dilu-meda-(tefki)-iba-ethiopia on 22/11/2024.