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Lake Abiad (Sudan)


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina VU non-breeding (1983) 1,750–3,500 birds A1, A4i
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus LC non-breeding (1983) 25–50 birds A4i
Ruff Calidris pugnax LC winter (1983) 10,000–20,000 birds A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a non-breeding (1983) 10,000–50,000 birds A4iii


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Abiad (Sudan) (Sudan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-abiad-(sudan)-iba-sudan on 23/12/2024.