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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Erckel's Spurfowl Pternistis erckelii	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Moorland Francolin Scleroptila psilolaema	NT	resident	1996	present	A3
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
Nyanza Swift Apus niansae	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Rouget's Rail Rougetius rougetii	NT	resident	1996	present	A1, A3
Wattled Ibis Bostrychia carunculata	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Spot-breasted Lapwing Vanellus melanocephalus	LC	resident	1996	136 individuals	A3, A4i
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus	NT	resident	1996	present	A3
Black-winged Lovebird Agapornis taranta	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Thick-billed Raven Corvus crassirostris	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Brown Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Abyssinian Catbird Sylvia galinieri	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Ethiopian White-eye Zosterops poliogastrus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-billed Starling Onychognathus albirostris	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Rüppell's Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-winged Cliff-chat Monticola semirufus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Moorland Chat Pinarochroa sordida	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Abyssinian Longclaw Macronyx flavicollis	NT	resident	1996	present	A1, A3
Abyssinian Citril Crithagra citrinelloides	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Brown-rumped Seedeater Crithagra tristriata	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Ethiopian Siskin Serinus nigriceps	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	LC	resident	1996	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1996) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1996. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		99

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Guassa Plateau (Menz) (Ethiopia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/guassa-plateau-(menz)-iba-ethiopia on 22/11/2024.