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Liben plains and Negele woodlands


IBA Justification

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
Black-faced Sandgrouse Pterocles decoratus LC resident (1996) present A3
Heuglin's Bustard Neotis heuglinii LC resident (1996) present A3
Buff-crested Bustard Lophotis gindiana LC resident (1996) present A3
Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo LC resident (1996) present A3
Red-naped Bushshrike Laniarius ruficeps LC resident (1996) present A3
Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis LC resident (1996) present A3
Liben Lark Heteromirafra archeri CR resident (1996) present A1, A2, A3
Gillett's Lark Calendulauda gilletti LC resident (1996) present A3
Somali Short-toed Lark Alaudala somalica LC resident (1996) present A3
Tiny Cisticola Cisticola nana LC resident (1996) present A3
Scaly Chatterer Argya aylmeri LC resident (1996) present A3
White-crowned Starling Lamprotornis albicapillus 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
Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina LC resident (1996) present A3
Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus LC resident (1996) present A3
Northern Grosbeak-canary Crithagra donaldsoni LC resident (1996) present A3

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 (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2013 not assessed high low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%) No management planning has taken place Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity low

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Liben plains and Negele woodlands (Ethiopia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/liben-plains-and-negele-woodlands-iba-ethiopia on 23/12/2024.