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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	non-breeding	1997	1,000 individuals	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	-
water management	-

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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 23/11/2024.