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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
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

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 (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site 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	% of IBA
agriculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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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 22/11/2024.