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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
Buff-crested Bustard Lophotis gindiana	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-bellied Go-away-bird Criniferoides leucogaster	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Eastern Chanting-goshawk Melierax poliopterus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Black-billed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus somaliensis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
D'Arnaud's Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Friedmann's Lark Mirafra pulpa	DD	resident	1996	present	A1, A3
Somali Crombec Sylvietta isabellina	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Rufous Chatterer Argya rubiginosa	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Scaly Chatterer Argya aylmeri	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Bristle-crowned Starling Onychognathus salvadorii	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Magpie Starling Speculipastor bicolor	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Shelley's Starling Lamprotornis shelleyi	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Golden-breasted Starling Lamprotornis regius	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Hunter's Sunbird Chalcomitra hunteri	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Shining Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Black-cheeked Waxbill Brunhilda charmosyna	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Parrot-billed Sparrow Passer gongonensis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Somali Bunting Emberiza poliopleura	LC	resident	1996	present	A3

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

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Savanna	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1983	Segen Valley	Controlled Hunting Area	52

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Savanna	Bushland & thicket - deciduous, Bushland & thicket - evergreen, Wooded grassland	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Farmbush, fallow & ruderal land	minor (<10)
Forest	Lowland forest - riparian, Woodland - monodominant, Woodland - riparian	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Riverine floodplains, Rivers & streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
other	-

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