Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 46,540 hectares (465.40 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2013 | poor | very high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
Located in eastern Mpumalanga, just south of Barberton, this IBA abuts Swaziland's Malolotja Nature Reserve. The area includes some of the most rugged mountain terrain in all of southern Africa, as the nature reserve is located along South Africa's eastern Drakensberg escarpment. More than 300 bird species have been recorded in the reserve.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Songimvelo Nature Reserve (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/songimvelo-nature-reserve-iba-south-africa on 30/12/2024.