ET024
Sululta plain


IBA Justification

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
Blue-winged Goose Cyanochen cyanoptera NT resident (1996) 850 birds A1, A3, A4i
White-collared Pigeon Columba albitorques LC resident (1996) present A3
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens LC resident (1996) present A3
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus LC resident (1996) present A3
Nyanza Swift Apus niansae LC resident (1996) present A3
White-winged Flufftail Sarothrura ayresi CR breeding (1996) 10–15 pairs A1, A4i
Rouget's Rail Rougetius rougetii NT resident (1996) present A1, A3
Wattled Ibis Bostrychia carunculata LC resident (1996) 150 birds A3, A4i
Spot-breasted Lapwing Vanellus melanocephalus LC resident (1996) 120 birds A3, A4i
Great Snipe Gallinago media NT passage (-) present A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus NT passage (-) frequent A1
Thick-billed Raven Corvus crassirostris LC resident (1996) present A3
White-backed Black Tit Melaniparus leuconotus LC resident (1996) present A3
Brown Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens LC resident (1996) present A3
Abyssinian Catbird Sylvia galinieri LC resident (1996) present A3
Brown Warbler Curruca lugens LC resident (1996) present A3
Ethiopian White-eye Zosterops poliogastrus LC resident (1996) present A3
Abyssinian Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis chocolatinus LC resident (1996) present A3
Moorland Chat Pinarochroa sordida LC resident (1996) present A3
Rüppell's Chat Myrmecocichla melaena LC resident (1996) present A3
Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze LC resident (1996) present A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht LC resident (1996) present A3
Swainson's Sparrow Passer swainsonii LC resident (1996) present A3
Abyssinian Longclaw Macronyx flavicollis NT resident (1996) present A1, A3
Abyssinian Citril Crithagra citrinelloides LC resident (1996) present A3
Brown-rumped Seedeater Crithagra tristriata LC resident (1996) present A3
Ethiopian Siskin Serinus nigriceps LC resident (1996) present A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata LC resident (1996) present A3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Shrubland 79
Artificial/Terrestrial 20

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
tourism/recreation -
other -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sululta plain (Ethiopia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sululta-plain-iba-ethiopia on 23/12/2024.