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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 1996 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
Blue-winged Goose Cyanochen cyanoptera	NT	resident (1996)	present	A3
White-collared Pigeon Columba albitorques	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Rouget's Rail Rougetius rougetii	NT	resident (1996)	present	A1, A3
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	VU	resident (1996)	present	A1
White-cheeked Turaco Tauraco leucotis	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Banded Barbet Lybius undatus	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Black-winged Lovebird Agapornis taranta	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole Oriolus monacha	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Thick-billed Raven Corvus crassirostris	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Abyssinian Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis chocolatinus	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Rüppell's Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Little Rock-thrush Monticola rufocinereus	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
White-winged Cliff-chat Monticola semirufus	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Swainson's Sparrow Passer swainsonii	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Abyssinian Citril Crithagra citrinelloides	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	84
Wetlands (inland)	9
Shrubland	4
Grassland	2

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Finchaa and Chomen swamps (Ethiopia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/finchaa-and-chomen-swamps-iba-ethiopia on 23/12/2024.