Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA Criteria met: A4i, A4iii (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 1,400 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2013 | high | unfavourable | medium |
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Site summary
The Botriviervlei and Kleinmond Estuary system lies between the coastal towns of Kleinmond and Onrus on the southwest coast of the Western Cape extending about 1 400 ha. Although the Botriver drains a relatively small catchment, it forms one of the largest coastal, open-water lagoons in the Western Cape.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Cape Whale Coast. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 05/12/2022.
