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The barbus species of Lake Tana constitute the only remaining intact species of large cyprinid fish in the world. A large number of wetlands are located all around Lake Tana, some of them being the largest and ecologically most important units in Ethiopia and in the Horn of Africa, and also form part of the Central Ethiopian Wetland Complex.
Lake Tana (Amharic: ጣና ሐይቅ, romanized: T’ana ḥāyik’i; previously Tsana [1]) is the largest lake in Ethiopia and a source of the Blue Nile.Located in Amhara Region in the north-western Ethiopian Highlands, the lake is approximately 84 kilometres (52 miles) long and 66 kilometres (41 miles) wide, with a maximum depth of 15 metres (49 feet), [2] and an elevation of 1,788 metres ...
Ortygops macmillani (Bannerman 1911) The white-winged flufftail (Sarothrura ayresi) is a very rare African bird in the family Sarothruridae. The estimated global population size of white-winged flufftails is less than 250 adults. [2] These birds reside in Ethiopia and South Africa but it is unknown whether these populations are one large or two ...
Ethiopia is an ecologically diverse country, ranging from the deserts along the eastern border to the tropical forests in the south to extensive Afromontane in the northern and southwestern parts. Lake Tana in the north is the source of the Blue Nile. It also has many endemic species, including 31 mammal species, notably the gelada, the walia ...
Sheka Forest. The Sheka Forest is a UNESCO designated Biosphere Reserve in south western Ethiopia. The area includes forest, bamboo thickets, wetlands, agricultural land, rural settlements and towns. It covers a unique biogeographic unit extending from cold and very wet highlands to hot lowland areas.
Yayu Biosphere Reserve. The Yayu Coffee Forest Biosphere Reserve is situated in Illubabor Zone of the Oromia Regional State, southwestern Ethiopia. It is the center of origin for the most popular coffee in the world, Coffea arabica. Yayu is the largest and most important forest in the world for the conservation of the wild coffee populations.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Ethiopia. The avifauna of Ethiopia included a total of 880 confirmed species as of August 2021. Of them, 20 are endemic, one has been introduced by humans, and the statuses of 11 are under review. An additional 16 species are hypothetical as defined below. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that ...
Gambella National Park, also spelled Gambela National Park, is a 5,016 km 2 (1,937 sq mi) large national park in Ethiopia. [2] It is the nation's largest national park and is located several hundred kilometers from Addis Ababa. [3] It was established in 1974, [4] but is not fully protected and has not been effectively managed for much of its ...