Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djibouti Spurfowl Pternistis ochropectus | CR | resident (-) | present | A1, A2 |
| Hemprich's Hornbill Lophoceros hemprichii | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Somali Starling Onychognathus blythii | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
| Shining Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus | LC | resident (1999) | present | A3 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2013 | not assessed | high | very 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 |
| Biological resource use | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow decline (1–10% 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 | most of population/area (50–90%) | 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 |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 52 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 48 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mabla (Djibouti). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mabla-iba-djibouti on 23/12/2024.