Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,290 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
| 2014 | high | near favourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
Located c. 190 km north of Durban, this site consists of the Richards Bay Game Reserve, which was formed when a berm wall was erected across Richards Bay estuary in 1976. The sanctuary portion of Richards Bay regularly holds over 20 000 waterbirds. When migrants are present, in summer, up to 50 000 waterbirds have been counted.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Richards Bay Game Reserve. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/7134 on 07/06/2023.
