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Eluanata dam


IBA Justification

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
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC non-breeding (1997) 1,000 birds A4i

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland major (>10)
Wetlands (inland) major (>10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eluanata dam (Tanzania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eluanata-dam-iba-tanzania on 24/12/2024.