ER009
Gulf of Zula


IBA Justification

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
Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus LC resident (2000) present A3
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris LC resident (2000) present A3
Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala LC resident (2000) present A3
Rosy-patched Bushshrike Rhodophoneus cruentus LC resident (2000) present A3
White-rumped Babbler Turdoides leucopygia LC resident (2000) present A3
Shining Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus LC resident (2000) present A3
Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula LC resident (2000) present A3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland 57
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) 35
Artificial/Terrestrial 5
Desert 1

Land use

Land use % of IBA
unknown -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gulf of Zula (Eritrea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gulf-of-zula-iba-eritrea on 23/12/2024.