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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
Djibouti Spurfowl Pternistis ochropectus	CR	resident	1999	present	A1, A2
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Hemprich's Hornbill Lophoceros hemprichii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-billed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus somaliensis	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Rosy-patched Bushshrike Rhodophoneus cruentus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Somali Starling Onychognathus blythii	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Shining Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula	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.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		66
Artificial/Terrestrial		17
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		10
Shrubland		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forêt de Day (Djibouti). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forêt-de-day-iba-djibouti on 23/11/2024.