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:Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1996. The most recent assessment (1996) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
1996 | very poor | very high | very low |
Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
no | habitat | poor |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
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Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
Forest | poor (40–69%) | poor (40–69%) | very poor |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
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Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | very high |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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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 |
---|---|---|
Artificial/Terrestrial | major (>10) | Arable land; Farmbush, fallow & ruderal land; Forestry & agro-industrial plantations; Improved pasture land and wooded farmland |
Forest | minor (<10) | Montane forest - monodominant; Montane forest - undifferentiated |
Land use | % of IBA |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mugo highlands (Ethiopia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mugo-highlands-iba-ethiopia on 23/12/2024.