Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA Criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 172,000 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2012 | high | unfavourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site summary
The Kouga-Baviaanskloof Complex encompasses large areas of mountainous terrain in the western portion of the Eastern Cape. The KIBA and the surrounding plains hold a remarkable number of avian habitats, making it home to approximately 300 bird species. The mountain ranges hold all the Cape Fynbos restricted-range and biome-restricted assemblage birds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kouga - Baviaanskloof Complex. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 26/03/2023.
