ET037
Tiro Boter - Becho forest


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
Erckel's Spurfowl Pternistis erckelii 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-cheeked Turaco Tauraco leucotis LC resident (1996) present A3
Wattled Ibis Bostrychia carunculata LC resident (1996) present A3
Banded Barbet Lybius undatus LC resident (1996) present A3
Abyssinian Woodpecker Dendropicos abyssinicus LC resident (1996) present A3
Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole Oriolus monacha LC resident (1996) present A3
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
African Hill-babbler Sylvia abyssinica LC resident (1996) present A3
Kafa White-eye Zosterops kaffensis LC resident (1996) present A3
Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris LC resident (1996) present A3
Sharpe's Starling Pholia sharpii LC resident (1996) present A3
Stuhlmann's Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni LC resident (1996) present A3
Abyssinian Ground-thrush Geokichla piaggiae LC resident (1996) present A3
Abyssinian Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis chocolatinus LC resident (1996) present A3
Rüppell's Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa LC resident (1996) present A3
Little Rock-thrush Monticola rufocinereus LC resident (1996) present A3
White-winged Cliff-chat Monticola semirufus LC resident (1996) present A3
Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze LC resident (1996) present A3
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht LC resident (1996) present A3
Abyssinian Crimsonwing Cryptospiza salvadorii LC resident (1996) present A3
Swainson's Sparrow Passer swainsonii LC resident (1996) present A3
Abyssinian Longclaw Macronyx flavicollis NT resident (1996) uncommon A1, A3
Abyssinian Citril Crithagra citrinelloides LC resident (1996) present A3
Yellow-rumped Seedeater Crithagra xanthopygia LC resident (1996) present A3
Brown-rumped Seedeater Crithagra tristriata LC resident (1996) present A3
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata LC resident (1996) present A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1996. The most recent assessment (1996) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
1996 moderate medium high
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest - - moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Natural system modifications happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) low
Biological resource use happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species The conservation measures needed for the site are being compre­hensively and effectively implemented high

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Tiro-Boter-Becho National Forest Priority Area (-) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 87 Arable land; Forestry & agro-industrial plantations
Forest 8 Montane forest - mixed; Montane forest - monodominant; Montane forest - undifferentiated; Woodland - monodominant
Shrubland 4 Bamboo - montane; Bushland & thicket - montane

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -
nature conservation and research -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tiro Boter - Becho forest (Ethiopia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tiro-boter--becho-forest-iba-ethiopia on 23/12/2024.