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The site was identified as important in 1998 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Blue Bustard Eupodotis caerulescens	NT	resident	-	present	A1
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus	VU	resident	-	10 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus	VU	non-breeding	-	120 individuals	A4i
Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus	NT	resident	-	present	A1
Rudd's Lark Heteromirafra ruddi	EN	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Botha's Lark Spizocorys fringillaris	EN	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Buff-streaked Chat Campicoloides bifasciatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A1, A3
Yellow-breasted Pipit Hemimacronyx chloris	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (1998).

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Woodland - riparian	-
Grassland	Grassland - highveld	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sterkfontein/Merinodal. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sterkfontein-merinodal-iba-south-africa on 28/11/2023.