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SO011
Xarardheere - Awale Rugno
Location Somalia, Galguduud,Mudug
Central coordinates 47o 55.00' East  4o 32.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A2, A3
Area 250,000 ha
Altitude 0 - 250m
Year of IBA assessment 2001





Ornithological information See Box and Tables 2 and 3 for key species. Of the Somali–Masai biome species, Batis perkeo, Anthoscopus musculus, Serinus donaldsoni and Ploceus spekei have been recorded from few other IBAs nationally.

Site description Xarardheere (Haradere)–Awale Rugno lies along the Indian Ocean coast between Hobyo (site SO010) to the north and the town of Ceeldheer to the south. The habitat includes strips of coastal dune behind which is a dense cover of Acacia–Commiphora bush as well as semi-desert grassland and scrub. Also included are several saltpans.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Eastern Chanting-goshawk Melierax poliopterus resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Heuglin's Bustard Neotis heuglinii resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Buff-crested Bustard Eupodotis gindiana resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
White-headed Mousebird Colius leucocephalus resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Somali Bee-eater Merops revoilii resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Red-naped Bush-shrike Laniarius ruficeps resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Somali Fiscal Lanius somalicus resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Mouse-coloured Penduline-tit Anthoscopus musculus resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Somali Lark Mirafra somalica resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Gillett's Lark Mirafra gilletti resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Obbia Lark Spizocorys obbiensis resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A2, A3  Data Deficient 
Short-tailed Lark Pseudalaemon fremantlii resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Pale Prinia Prinia somalica resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Yellow-vented Eremomela Eremomela flavicrissalis resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Scaly Chatterer Turdoides aylmeri resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
African Grey Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Somali Sparrow Passer castanopterus resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Parrot-billed Sparrow Passer gongonensis resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
White-headed Buffalo-weaver Dinemellia dinemelli resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Speke's Weaver Ploceus spekei resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Ethiopian Grosbeak-canary Serinus donaldsoni resident  1997  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
other -
Notes: Firewood collection.

Other biodiversity Mammals of conservation concern that occur, or which used to do so, include Panthera leo (VU), Acinonyx jubatus (VU), Hyaena hyaena (LR/nt), Ammodorcas clarkei (VU), Gazella soemmerringii (VU) and G. spekei (VU).

Management considerations The site has been proposed as a Wildlife Reserve. Overgrazing and the collection of fuelwood are having a serious impact on this site.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Xarardheere - Awale Rugno. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013

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