ER011
Southern Plateau: Furrus


IBA Justification

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
Erckel's Spurfowl Pternistis erckelii LC resident (2000) present A3
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens LC resident (2000) present A3
White-cheeked Turaco Tauraco leucotis LC resident (2000) present A3
Abyssinian Woodpecker Dendropicos abyssinicus LC resident (2000) present A3
Ethiopian White-eye Zosterops poliogastrus LC resident (2000) present A3
Rüppell's Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa LC resident (2000) present A3
Little Rock-thrush Monticola rufocinereus LC resident (2000) present A3
Swainson's Sparrow Passer swainsonii LC resident (2000) present A3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 83
Grassland 16

Land use

Land use % of IBA
unknown -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern Plateau: Furrus (Eritrea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southern-plateau:-furrus-iba-eritrea on 23/12/2024.