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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:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding (1996)	present	A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage (1974–1975)	5 birds	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage (1974–1975)	5–6 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Munesa-Shashemene	National Forest Priority Area (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	76
Artificial/Terrestrial	20
Grassland	2

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Langano (Ethiopia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-langano-iba-ethiopia on 25/12/2024.