Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | non-breeding | 2009-2019 | 545-2,000 individuals | A1, A4 |
| Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus | CR | resident | 2019 | 203-325 individuals | A1 |
| White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus | CR | resident | 2019 | 2-44 individuals | A1 |
| Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppelli | CR | resident | 2019 | 1-17 individuals | A1 |
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | EN | winter | 2019 | max 17 individuals | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2023) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2023. The most recent assessment (2022) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2022 | favourable | high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | 2,000 | 2,000 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Energy production and mining | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Some of site covered (10-49%) | No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Inselbergs, kopjes & inland cliffs | 50 |
| Savanna | Wooded grassland | 50 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| rangeland/pastureland | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mille-Sardo Wildlife Reserve North (Ethiopia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mille-sardo-wildlife-reserve-north-iba-ethiopia on 23/11/2024.