Koffe swamp (Ethiopia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Koffe swamp

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	VU	resident	1995	10 individuals	A1
Abyssinian Longclaw Macronyx flavicollis	NT	resident	1995	10 individuals	A1

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

IBA Conservation

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

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
1996	favourable	medium	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	10	10	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Permanent herbaceous swamps and bogs, Rivers & streams	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Improved pasture land and wooded farmland	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
other	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Koffe swamp (Ethiopia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/koffe-swamp-iba-ethiopia on 22/11/2024.