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En Nahud


IBA Justification

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
African Collared-dove Streptopelia roseogrisea LC resident 1999 present A3
Golden Nightjar Caprimulgus eximius LC resident 1999 present A3
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs NT resident 1999 present A3
Savile's Bustard Lophotis savilei LC resident 1999 present A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus NT winter - present A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC passage - present A1
Rusty Lark Calendulauda rufa LC resident 1999 present A3
Kordofan Lark Mirafra cordofanica LC resident 1999 present A3
Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans LC resident 1999 present A3
Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher LC resident 1999 present A3
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe LC resident 1999 present A3

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland 98
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
hunting -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: En Nahud (Sudan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/en-nahud-iba-sudan on 23/11/2024.