Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA Criteria met: A3 (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 959,103 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2014 | high | favourable | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site summary
Situated in the sliver of land between Botswana and Namibia, 320 km north of Upington, the Kalahari-Gemsbok National Park forms a relatively small, but vital part of the large semi-arid southern Kalahari ecosystem. This Park supports several raptor species including White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus, Lappet-faced Vulture Aegypius tracheliotos, White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis and Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kalahari-Gemsbok National Park. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 29/03/2023.
