Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs)

Ornithological information See Box and Tables 2 and 3 for key species. This is the only known locality for Heteromirafra archeri and one of two for Onychognathus salvadorii.

Site description The Boorama (Buramo) plains lie on the border with Ethiopia, between Hargeysa, Boorama and the frontier town of Tog Wajaale (Togo Chale). The principal habitat consists of undulating plains covered with short, open grasses and Acacia scrub interrupted by rocky outcrops.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Land use

Other biodiversity Mammals which occur, or that used to do so, include Oryx beisa (LR/cd), Tragelaphus imberbis (LR/cd), Litocranius walleri (LR/cd), Gazella soemmerringii (VU), Dorcatragus megalotis (VU), and Oreotragus oreotragus (LR/cd).

Management considerations Livestock, particularly camels, are ranged widely throughout the area but the intensity of grazing/browsing is not thought to be high. A relatively small, but probably increasing, proportion of the area is cultivated. However, the refugee camps that used to occur in the area are now gone.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Boorama plains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013

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