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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1996) may differ.

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.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Tiro-Boter-Becho	National Forest Priority Area	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry & agro-industrial plantations	87
Forest	Montane forest - mixed, Montane forest - monodominant, Montane forest - undifferentiated, Woodland - monodominant	8
Shrubland	Bamboo - montane, Bushland & thicket - montane	4

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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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 22/11/2024.