Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA Criteria met: (2015)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 11,948 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2014 | high | very unfavourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site summary
The mistbelt forms an irregular band through the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, extending from Weza in the southwest to Ngome in the northeast. The forests hold many important species, including the largest remaining population of the threatened Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus as well as Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer and Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: KwaZulu-Natal Mistbelt Forests. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 02/04/2023.
