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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
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

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	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (<4 years)	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

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

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 23/12/2024.