Data Zone
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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key 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 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 57 | |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 35 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 5 | |
| Desert | 1 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| unknown | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gulf of Zula (Eritrea). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gulf-of-zula-iba-eritrea on 13/01/2025.