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 |
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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 | % of IBA |
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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.