Ceel Hammure (6865)
Somalia, Africa
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2001
National site name: Ceel Hammure
Central coordinates: Latitude: 7.2167, Longitude: 48.9000
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 100 to 600
Area of KBA (km2): 2497.03662
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Ceel Hammure lies in the interior of Somalia, close to the Ethiopian border, to the east of the road linking the towns of Garoowe and Gaalkacyo. The vegetation is Acacia–Commiphora bushland and thicket.
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)
Additional biodiversity: See Box and Table 3 for key species. Of the Somali–Masai biome species, some, including Mirafra collaris, Alaemon hamertoni and Serinus donaldsoni, have been recorded from few other IBAs in Somalia. Non-bird biodiversity: Ammodorcas clarkei (VU) occurs in the area.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The area has been proposed as a Wildlife Reserve. Overgrazing is likely to be a threat.