Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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: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 | good | low | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | poor | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Savanna | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| No known threats | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Chew Bahir | Wildlife Reserve (-) | 100 |
| 1973 | Chelbi | Wildlife Reserve (IV) | 69 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 54 | Grassland - edaphic, dry; Grassland - Semi-desert |
| Wetlands (inland) | 45 | Permanent herbaceous swamps and bogs; Geothermal springs; Ephemeral pools and wetlands; Riverine floodplains; Rivers & streams; Saline lakes; Salt marshes; Saltpans |
| Savanna | major (>10) | Bushland & thicket - deciduous; Bushland & thicket - evergreen; Wooded grassland |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | major (>10) |
| agriculture | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Chew Bahir (Ethiopia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-chew-bahir-iba-ethiopia on 27/12/2024.