Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1998
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population at site | IBA criteria triggered |
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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 |
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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IBA conservation status - summary | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
2012 | not assessed | not assessed | not assessed |
Was the whole site assessed? | no | Condition (state) assessed by | unset |
Accuracy of information | - |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Woodland - riparian | - |
Grassland | Grassland - highveld | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sterkfontein/Merinodal. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/7105 on 10/06/2023.