Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 57 | |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 35 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 5 | |
| Desert | 1 |
| 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 22/11/2024.