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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
| Forbes-Watson's Swift Apus berliozi | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
| Heuglin's Bustard Neotis heuglinii | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
| Somali Bee-eater Merops revoilii | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
| Somali Fiscal Lanius somalicus | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
| Collared Lark Mirafra collaris | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
| Somali Lark Mirafra somalica | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
| Obbia Lark Spizocorys obbiensis | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A1, A2, A3 |
| Somali Wheatear Oenanthe phillipsi | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
| Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
| White-headed Buffalo-Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hobyo (Somalia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hobyo-iba-somalia on 22/11/2024.