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Site description (2001 baseline)
The site comprises a large alluvial plain in the north-west of the country, subject to periodic inundation, with some surface water remaining throughout the year. Dense Acacia shrub and steppe-grassland occurs along the northern edge of the site, which is extensively grazed.

Key biodiversity
See Box and Table 2 for key species. Counts made in December 1998 also revealed 700 Calidris minuta, 650 Himantopus himantopus and 286 Recurvirostra avosetta.

Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dôda (Djibouti). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dôda-iba-djibouti on 23/12/2024.