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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
African Collared-dove Streptopelia roseogrisea	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC	breeding (1997)	present	A3
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Sennar Penduline-tit Anthoscopus punctifrons	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1967	Fada Archei	Faunal Reserve (IV)	100
2016	Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	53

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	69
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	30

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fada Archei (Chad). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fada-archei-iba-chad on 09/12/2024.