Choke mountains (6247)
Ethiopia, Africa

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2011
National site name: Choke mountains
Central coordinates: Latitude: 10.7140, Longitude: 37.7300
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 2800 to 4070
Area of KBA (km2): 1085.348219
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD’
Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas) KBA identified in the process of compiling the CEPF Ecosystem Profile of the East Afromontane Hotspot. Species taxonomy and threat category was based on IUCN Red List 2010-4.
Delineation rationale: 2010-02-03 (BL Secretariat): site area was not defined in the original IBA publication/inventory; here, it has been derived by GIS from the draft polygon.

Habitats

IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Artificial - Terrestrial100