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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs | NT | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Yellow-breasted Barbet Trachyphonus margaritatus | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Fox Kestrel Falco alopex | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Sennar Penduline-tit Anthoscopus punctifrons | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Green-backed Eremomela Eremomela canescens | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| White-headed Babbler Turdoides leucocephala | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Black Scrub-robin Cercotrichas podobe | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
| Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata | LC | resident | 2000 | present | A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 86 | |
| Grassland | 11 | |
| Desert | 2 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Western Plain: Barka river (Eritrea). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/western-plain:-barka-river-iba-eritrea on 23/11/2024.