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Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	706,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	670-17000 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2009
Population trend	unknown	-	-	-
Generation length	10.1 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The population is estimated to number 1,000-25,000 individuals, roughly equating to 670-17,000 mature individuals.

Trend justification: The population trend is difficult to determine because of uncertainty over the main threats to the species.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Eritrea	extant	native	yes
Ethiopia	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Eritrea	Asmara escarpment
Eritrea	Senafe
Ethiopia	Akaki - Aba-Samuel wetlands
Ethiopia	Ankober - Debre Sina escarpment
Ethiopia	Awi Zone
Ethiopia	Bahir Dar - Lake Tana
Ethiopia	Bale Mountains National Park
Ethiopia	Berga floodplain
Ethiopia	Borana-Saynt (Denkoro Forest)
Ethiopia	Chilimo-Gaji forest
Ethiopia	Choke mountains
Ethiopia	Dessa'a forest
Ethiopia	Entoto Natural Park and escarpment
Ethiopia	Gefersa reservoir
Ethiopia	Guassa Plateau (Menz)
Ethiopia	Gudo plain
Ethiopia	Hugumburda and Grat-Kahsu forests
Ethiopia	Jibat forest
Ethiopia	Lake Ashenge
Ethiopia	Menagesha State Forest
Ethiopia	Metu - Gore - Tepi forests
Ethiopia	Mount Zuquala
Ethiopia	Mugo highlands
Ethiopia	Simien Mountains National Park
Ethiopia	Sululta plain
Ethiopia	Tiro Boter - Becho forest

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban Areas	suitable	breeding
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	suitable	resident
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major	breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	resident
Altitude	1500 - 4100 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Whole (>90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Livestock farming & ranching - Scale Unknown/Unrecorded	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Whole (>90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Species disturbance, Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Whole (>90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Climate change & severe weather	Droughts	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Whole (>90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Human intrusions & disturbance	War, civil unrest & military exercises	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Whole (>90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Species disturbance
Natural system modifications	Dams & water management/use - Abstraction of ground water (unknown use)	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Whole (>90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Pollution	Agricultural & forestry effluents - Soil erosion, sedimentation	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Whole (>90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Wattled Ibis Bostrychia carunculata. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/wattled-ibis-bostrychia-carunculata on 05/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 05/12/2024.