Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4i, A4ii, A4iii (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 4,000 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2013 | high | unfavourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site summary
Barberspan is a large (6 x 4 km), permanent, shallow alkaline lake, which has its own small catchment of 30 km2. The IBA includes the nearby Leeupan, which is connected to Barberspan via a narrow channel.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Barberspan and Leeupan. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 05/02/2023.
