Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Green-backed Eremomela Eremomela canescens | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Foxy Cisticola Cisticola troglodytes | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| White-headed Babbler Turdoides leucocephala | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Cinnamon Weaver Ploceus badius | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Ethiopian Firefinch Lagonosticta larvata | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2001) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2001 | not assessed | medium | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | - | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | Unknown | Unknown | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Dinder | National Park (II) | 100 |
| 1979 | Dinder National Park | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) | 52 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 56 | |
| Shrubland | 42 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| hunting | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| water management | - |
| other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dinder (Sudan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dinder-iba-sudan on 23/12/2024.