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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 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
African Collared-dove Streptopelia roseogrisea	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Nubian Bustard Neotis nuba	NT	resident (1997)	present	A1, A3
Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs	NT	resident (1997)	present	A3
Savile's Bustard Lophotis savilei	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Yellow-breasted Barbet Trachyphonus margaritatus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Sahelian Woodpecker Dendropicos elachus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor	VU	breeding (1997)	present	A3
Sennar Penduline-tit Anthoscopus punctifrons	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Rusty Lark Calendulauda rufa	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3
Desert Sparrow Passer simplex	LC	resident (1997)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1969	Ouadi-Rimé-Ouadi Achim	Faunal Reserve (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	76
Grassland	23

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ouadi Rimé - Ouadi Achim (Chad). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ouadi-rimé--ouadi-achim-iba-chad on 23/12/2024.