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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
Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding	1990-1995	uncommon	A1
Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Donaldson Smith's Nightjar Caprimulgus donaldsoni	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Nechisar Nightjar Caprimulgus solala	VU	resident	1990	present	A2, A3
Star-spotted Nightjar Caprimulgus stellatus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-bellied Go-away-bird Criniferoides leucogaster	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	1990-1995	frequent	A1
Hemprich's Hornbill Lophoceros hemprichii	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Black-billed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus somaliensis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Mouse-coloured Penduline-tit Anthoscopus musculus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Yellow-vented Eremomela Eremomela flavicrissalis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Grey Wren-warbler Calamonastes simplex	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Boran Cisticola Cisticola bodessa	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Rufous Chatterer Argya rubiginosa	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-rumped Babbler Turdoides leucopygia	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Magpie Starling Speculipastor bicolor	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Golden-breasted Starling Lamprotornis regius	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Bare-eyed Thrush Turdus tephronotus	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli	LC	resident	1996	present	A3
Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina	LC	resident	1996	present	A3

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

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Savanna	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1966	Nechisar	National Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Savanna	Bushland & thicket - deciduous, Bushland & thicket - evergreen, Wooded grassland	58
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Permanent herbaceous swamps and bogs, Rivers & streams, Geothermal springs, Sand dunes and beaches - riverine	27
Grassland	Grassland - edaphic, dry	11
Forest	Lowland forest - riparian, Woodland - riparian, Woodland - monodominant	4

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
fisheries/aquaculture	15
forestry	5
agriculture	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
other	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nechisar National Park and surroundings (Ethiopia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nechisar-national-park-and-surroundings-iba-ethiopia on 22/11/2024.