Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA Criteria met: A1, A2, A3, A4i (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 300,000 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2013 | very high | very unfavourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site summary
Located at the southern tip of the African continent, this large agricultural district stretches from Caledon to Riversdale and encompasses the area south of these two towns, running between the coastal towns of Hermanus and Stilbaai and extending approximately 300 000 hectares. The Overberg holds the large Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus populations.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Overberg Wheatbelt. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 05/02/2023.
