Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4i (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 9,000 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2013 | high | very unfavourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site summary
This complex wetland system is located at the southern tip of the African continent 25 km south of Bredasdorp and consists of the Nuwejaarsrivier and its associated marshes, Soetendalsvlei and the Heuningnes River and its estuary, the latter is located in De Mond Nature Reserve.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Agulhas Plain - Heuningnes Estuary. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 06/02/2023.
