Table 6 - 2 in Electricity Network Reinforcement and Expansion Project (ENREP) Update the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for LOT-I: Metu-Mesha 230 KV Single Circuit Transmission Line

Table 6-2. Bird species of the project area. Keys: LC = Least concern; NT = Near threatened Common NameIUCN Conservation statusPopulation trendEndemic (Yes or No)Foraging9 nichesForest dependencyMalachite kingfisherLCStableNo; it occurs throughout AfricaAquatic habitatLowSilvery-cheeked hornbillLCDecreasingNo; it is distributed to Southern part of Africa, e.g. ZimbabweGeneralistHighCrowned hornbillLCDecreasingNo; other Canopy parts of AfricaHighRed-shouldered cuckooshrikeLCStableNo; occurs in different parts of AfricaGeneralistMediumGrey cuckooshrikeLCStableNoMid-high/canopyMediumYellow-breasted apalisLCIncreasingN0CanopyMediumGreen-backed camaropteraNot assessed---African olive-pigeonLCDecreasingNoGeneralistMediumLemon doveLCStableNoGroundMediumDusky turtle-doveLCStableNoGroundMediumRed-eyed doveLCIncreasingNoGroundMediumBlue-spotted wood-doveLCStableNoGroundMediumTambourine doveLCStableNoGroundMediumBroad-billed rollerLCStableNoGeneralistMediumCape crowLCIncreasingNoGroundNon-forest speciesThick-billed ravenLCStableNoGroundLowBlue-headed coucalLCStableNoGeneralistMediumSenegal coucalLCStableNoGroundMediumAfrican emerald cuckooLCStableNoCanopyMediumRed-chested cuckooLCStableNoGeneralistMediumYellow-bellied waxbillLCStableNoGeneralistNon-forest speciesAbyssinian citrilLCStableNoGround/ understoreyLowStreaky seedeaterLCStableNoGround/ understoreyLowLesser honeyguideLCStableNoUnderstorey/ mid-highMediumNorthern puffbackLCStableNoMid-highLowEthiopian boubouLCStableNoGroundMediumAfrican paradise-flycatcherLCStableNoCanopyLowWhite-crowned robin-chatLCStableNoGroundNon-forest speciesWhite-browed robin-chatLCStableNoGroundMediumRed-capped robin-chatLCStableNogroundMediumRueppell's robin-chatLCDecreasingNoGround/ understoreyMediumAbyssinian slaty flycatcherLCDecreasingYesGroundLowNorthern black flycatcherLCStableNoGeneralistLowAfrican Dusky flycatcherLCDecreasingNoGeneralistLowWhite-cheeked turacoLCStableNoMid-highMediumVariable sunbirdLCStableNoGeneralistMediumOlive sunbirdLCStableNoUnderstoreyMediumAbyssinian woodpeckerLCStableNoGeneralistLowTacazze sunbirdScarlet-chested sunbirdLCStableNoNon-forest speciesRouget’s railNTDecreasingYesAquaticNon-forest speciesSwainson's sparrowNot assessed--UnderstoreyNon-forest speciesChestnut-naped francolinLCStableNoGroundMediumScaly francolinLCDecreasingNoGroundHighNubian woodpeckerLCStableNoMid-highNon-forest speciesLCDecreasingNoMid-high/ canopyMediumCardinal woodpeckerLCStableNoGeneralistMediumWestern Black-headed batisLCDecreasingNoMid-highLowGrey-headed batisLCStableNoMid-highNone-forest speciesBrown-throated wattle-eyeLCStableNoMid-highMediumBlack-winged lovebirdLCIncreasingYesMid-highMediumYellow-fronted parrotLCStableYesMed-highMediumCommon bulbulLCIncreasingNoGeneralistLowBlack-billed barbetLCincreasingNoUnderstorey/ mid-highLowYellow-fronted tinkerbirdLCStableNoGeneralistLowRed-fronted tinkerbirdLCStableNoGeneralistLowGreater blue-eared glossystarlingLCStableNoGroundLowSharpe's starlingLCDecreasingNoCanopyHighCinnamon Bracken warblerLCStableNoGroundLowCommon chiffchaffLCIncreasingNoGeneralistMediumWillow warblerLCDecreasingNoCanopyMediumEurasian BlackcapLCIncreasingNoMid-highMediumLesser whitethroatLcStableNoGeneralistLowWattled ibisLCUnknownNoGroundNon-forest speciesHadada ibisLCIncreasingNoGroundLowAfrican hill babblerLCDecreasingNoMid-highHighWhite-rumped babblerLCStableNoGroundLowNarina trogonLCStableNoMid-highHighOlive thrushLCunknownNoGroundMediumAbyssinian ground-thrushLCDecreasingNoGroundHighVillage indigobirdLCStableNoGroundNon-forest speciesMontane white-eyeNot assessed-NoMid-highMedium 8 Some species were not assessed by using IUCN conservation criteria. In this case, their population trend is unknown. 9German Group study od Birds of Gomma & Gera Woredas, Ethiopia.