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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1998

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Hartlaub's Francolin Pternistis hartlaubi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding	-	9,770-100,000 individuals	A4i
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding	-	1,594-1,000,000 individuals	A1, A4i
Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus	VU	resident	-	15 breeding pairs	A1
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	non-breeding	-	622-3,000 individuals	A4i
Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus	LC	non-breeding	-	166-550 individuals	A4i
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus	LC	winter	-	119-382 individuals	A4i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	winter	-	200-300 individuals	A1, A4i
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	winter	-	present	A1
Monteiro's Hornbill Tockus monteiri	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rüppell's Parrot Poicephalus rueppellii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Ground Batis Lanioturdus torquatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rockrunner Achaetops pycnopygius	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Barred Wren-warbler Calamonastes fasciolatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Bare-cheeked Babbler Turdoides gymnogenys	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Kalahari Scrub-robin Cercotrichas paena	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	-	500,000-999,999 individuals	A4iii

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	temperature extremes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	problematic native species/diseases - named species	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Khoadi-Hôas	Communal Conservancy	336,428	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Iipumbu ya Tshilongo	Communal Conservancy	154,785	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Hobatere	Concession	25,800	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Etosha Pan, Lake Oponono & Cuvelai drainage	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	600,000	protected area overlaps with site	600,000
Etosha	National Park	2,294,100	protected area contains site	2,287,950
Ehirovipuka	Communal Conservancy	197,981	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Grassland		-
Desert		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Etosha National Park. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/6703 on 02/06/2023.