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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:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Green-backed Eremomela Eremomela canescens	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	LC	resident (1996)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1973	Shire	Wildlife Reserve (IV)	13
2007	Kafta-Shiraro	National Park (II)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	94
Shrubland	5

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shire lowlands in the Tekeze valley (Ethiopia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shire-lowlands-in-the-tekeze-valley-iba-ethiopia on 23/12/2024.