Data Zone
The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somali Pigeon Columba oliviae | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A1, A2, A3 |
| Forbes-Watson's Swift Apus berliozi | LC | breeding | 1997 | present | A3 |
| Eastern Chanting-goshawk Melierax poliopterus | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
| Somali Fiscal Lanius somalicus | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
| Lesser Hoopoe-lark Alaemon hamertoni | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
| Somali Lark Mirafra somalica | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
| Somali Starling Onychognathus blythii | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
| Somali Wheatear Oenanthe phillipsi | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
| Somali Sparrow Passer castanopterus | LC | resident | 1997 | present | A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| unknown | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Raas Xaafuun - Raas Gumbax (Somalia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/raas-xaafuun--raas-gumbax-iba-somalia on 23/11/2024.