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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1998

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Knysna Turaco Tauraco corythaix	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres	VU	resident	-	116-171 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres	VU	non-breeding	-	250-400 individuals	A4ii
Forest Buzzard Buteo trizonatus	NT	resident	1998	present	A3
Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Barratt's Warbler Bradypterus barratti	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Yellow-throated Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Orange Ground-thrush Geokichla gurneyi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Chorister Robin-chat Cossypha dichroa	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Gurney's Sugarbird Promerops gurneyi	NT	resident	1998	present	A3
Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Forest Canary Crithagra scotops	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, 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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - agro-industry plantations	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - small-holder plantations	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - intentional use: subsistence/sml scale	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	gathering terrestrial plants - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - motivation unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - intentional use: large scale	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - intentional use: subsistence/small scale	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	storms and floods	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	problematic native species/diseases - named species	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	domestic & urban waste water - sewage	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	utility & service lines	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest		0	0	poor (40-69%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable
Savanna	Bushland & thicket - evergreen	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams	0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Vhembe Biosphere Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	3,037,590	protected area contains site	0
Tinus Eyssell Private Nature Reserve	Nature Reserve	1	protected area contained by site	0
Roodewal Private Nature Reserve	Nature Reserve	134	protected area contained by site	0
Roodewal Nature Reserve	Forest Nature Reserve	604	protected area contained by site	0
Ratombo Nature Reserve	Forest Nature Reserve	184	protected area contained by site	0
Oase Private Nature Reserve	Nature Reserve	542	protected area overlaps with site	0
Nzhelele Nature Reserve	Nature Reserve	21	protected area contained by site	0
Nwanedi National Park	Nature Reserve	3,333	protected area contained by site	0
Luvhondo Nature Reserve	Nature Reserve	4,233	protected area contained by site	0
Kliprivier Private Nature Reserve	Nature Reserve	379	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Johanna F. Uys Private Nature Reserve	Nature Reserve	1,105	protected area contained by site	0
Happy Rest Nature Reserve	Nature Reserve	2,247	protected area contained by site	0
Entabeni Nature Reserve	Forest Nature Reserve	1,208	protected area contained by site	12,054
Chapudi Private Nature Reserve	Nature Reserve	2,560	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Montane forest - mixed	-
Savanna	Bushland & thicket - evergreen	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams	-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
military	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Soutpansberg. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/05/2022.