Data Zone
The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
| Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
| Pale Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
| Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
| White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
| Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| unknown | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wadi Halfa (Sudan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wadi-halfa-iba-sudan on 23/11/2024.