ET046
Metu - Gore - Tepi forests


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
Erckel's Spurfowl Pternistis erckelii LC resident (1996) present A3
Chestnut-naped Spurfowl Pternistis castaneicollis LC resident (1996) present A3
Blue-winged Goose Cyanochen cyanoptera NT resident (1996) present A3
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus LC resident (1996) present A3
Nyanza Swift Apus niansae LC resident (1996) present A3
Rouget's Rail Rougetius rougetii NT resident (1996) present A1, A3
White-cheeked Turaco Tauraco leucotis LC resident (1996) present A3
Wattled Ibis Bostrychia carunculata LC resident (1996) present A3
Banded Barbet Lybius undatus LC resident (1996) present A3
Abyssinian Woodpecker Dendropicos abyssinicus LC resident (1996) present A3
Black-winged Lovebird Agapornis taranta LC resident (1996) present A3
Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole Oriolus monacha LC resident (1996) present A3
Thick-billed Raven Corvus crassirostris LC resident (1996) present A3
Abyssinian Catbird Sylvia galinieri LC resident (1996) present A3
African Hill-babbler Sylvia abyssinica LC resident (1996) present A3
Sharpe's Starling Pholia sharpii LC resident (1996) present A3
Stuhlmann's Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni LC resident (1996) present A3
Abyssinian Ground-thrush Geokichla piaggiae LC resident (1996) present A3
Abyssinian Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis chocolatinus LC resident (1996) present A3
Rüppell's Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa LC resident (1996) present A3
Moorland Chat Pinarochroa sordida LC resident (1996) present A3
Rüppell's Chat Myrmecocichla melaena LC resident (1996) present A3
Abyssinian Longclaw Macronyx flavicollis NT resident (1996) present A1, A3
Abyssinian Citril Crithagra citrinelloides LC resident (1996) present A3
Brown-rumped Seedeater Crithagra tristriata LC resident (1996) present A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata LC resident (1996) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Shako National Forest Priority Area (-) 26
- Yeki National Forest Priority Area (-) 32
- Godere National Forest Priority Area (-) 42
- Syllem-Wangas National Forest Priority Area (-) -
1985 Mizan-Teferi Controlled Hunting Area (VI) 12
2010 Kafa UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 94
Artificial/Terrestrial 3
Savanna 1

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -
nature conservation and research -
water management -
other -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Metu - Gore - Tepi forests (Ethiopia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/metu--gore--tepi-forests-iba-ethiopia on 23/12/2024.