Abijatta - Shalla Lakes National Park (6282)
Ethiopia, Africa
Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List category | Year | KBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Phoenicopterus ruber | LR/lc | 1996 | D1a | |
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List Category | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Poicephalus rufiventris | Red-bellied Parrot | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Turdus tephronotus | Bare-eyed Thrush | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Melierax poliopterus | Eastern Chanting-goshawk | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Circus macrourus | Pallid Harrier | LR/nt | 1996 | |
| Aves | Grus carunculatus | Wattled Crane | VU | 2011 | |
| Aves | Calidris minuta | Little Stint | LC | 2011 | |
| Aves | Phoeniculus somaliensis | Black-billed Woodhoopoe | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Turdoides leucopygia | White-rumped Babbler | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Pterocles decoratus | Black-faced Sandgrouse | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Eremomela flavicrissalis | Yellow-vented Eremomela | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Himantopus himantopus | Black-winged Stilt | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Corythaixoides leucogaster | White-bellied Go-away-bird | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Estrilda charmosyna | Red-rumped Waxbill | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Phoenicopterus roseus | Greater Flamingo | LC | 2011 | |
| Aves | Anas clypeata | Northern Shoveler | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Recurvirostra avosetta | Pied Avocet | LC | 2011 | |
| Aves | Dinemellia dinemelli | White-headed Buffalo-weaver | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Eremopterix signatus | Chestnut-headed Sparrow-lark | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Chlidonias leucopterus | White-winged Tern | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Tockus hemprichii | Hemprich's Hornbill | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Sterna nilotica | Gull-billed Tern | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Cisticola bodessa | Boran Cisticola | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Tockus deckeni | Von der Decken's Hornbill | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Ploceus galbula | Rueppell's Weaver | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Tockus flavirostris | Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Caprimulgus stellatus | Star-spotted Nightjar | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Ploceus spekei | Speke's Weaver | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Phoeniconaias minor | Lesser Flamingo | NT | 2011 | |
| Aves | Podiceps nigricollis | Black-necked Grebe | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Turdoides aylmeri | Scaly Chatterer | LR/lc | 1996 | |
| Aves | Charadrius pecuarius | Kittlitz's Plover | LC | 2011 | |
| Aves | Philomachus pugnax | Ruff | LC | 2011 | |
| Aves | Vidua hypocherina | Steel-blue Whydah | LR/lc | 1996 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Abijatta - Shalla Lakes National Park. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 15, 2025.