ET016
Mid-Abbay (Blue Nile) river basin


IBA Justification

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
Harwood's Spurfowl Pternistis harwoodi NT resident 1996 present A1, A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1996) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Shrubland 51
Artificial/Terrestrial 45
Forest 3
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
other -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mid-Abbay (Blue Nile) river basin (Ethiopia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mid-abbay-(blue-nile)-river-basin-iba-ethiopia on 27/11/2024.