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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2001

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Hartlaub's Francolin Pternistis hartlaubi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding	-	present	A1
Ludwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii	EN	resident	1998	present	A3
Karoo Bustard Heterotetrax vigorsii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rüppell's Bustard Heterotetrax rueppelii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus	EN	resident	-	present	A1
Crowned Cormorant Microcarbo coronatus	LC	non-breeding	-	50-150 individuals	A1, A4i
Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus	EN	non-breeding	-	100-200 individuals	A1, A4i
African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini	LC	non-breeding	-	30-50 individuals	A1, A4i
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus	LC	non-breeding	-	250-350 individuals	A4i
Damara Tern Sternula balaenarum	LC	non-breeding	-	560 individuals	A1, A4i
Damara Tern Sternula balaenarum	LC	breeding	1998	220 breeding pairs	A1, A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	winter	-	10,000 individuals	A4i
Monteiro's Hornbill Tockus monteiri	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rüppell's Parrot Poicephalus rueppellii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Ground Batis Lanioturdus torquatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Gray's Lark Ammomanopsis grayi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-eared Sparrow-lark Eremopterix australis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Dune Lark Calendulauda erythrochlamys	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Stark's Lark Spizocorys starki	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rockrunner Achaetops pycnopygius	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Karoo Eremomela Eremomela gregalis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Barred Wren-warbler Calamonastes fasciolatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Cinnamon-breasted Warbler Euryptila subcinnamomea	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Layard's Warbler Curruca layardi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Pale-winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Kalahari Scrub-robin Cercotrichas paena	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Herero Chat Melaenornis herero	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Karoo Chat Emarginata schlegelii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Tractrac Chat Emarginata tractrac	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-headed Canary Serinus alario	LC	resident	1998	present	A3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Desert		0	0	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		0	0	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	Unknown	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Tsau // Khaeb (Sperrgebiet)	National Park	2,181,200	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Sandwich Harbour	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	16,500	protected area overlaps with site	0
NamibRand	Private Reserve	172,400	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Namibian Islands Marine Protected Area	Marine Protected Area	949,700	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Namib-Naukluft	National Park	5,076,600	is identical to site	4,976,800
Namib Sky Ballooning	Concession	163,000	protected area contained by site	0
Namib Sand Sea	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	3,077,700	protected area contained by site	3,089,346
Klein Aus Vista	Concession	340,200	protected area contained by site	0
Dorob	National Park	817,600	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Grassland		-
Desert		-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Namib-Naukluft Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/08/2022.