Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1998
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Blue Bustard Eupodotis caerulescens | NT | resident | - | present | A1 |
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus | VU | resident | - | 10 breeding pairs | A1, A3 |
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus | VU | non-breeding | - | 120 individuals | A4i |
Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus | NT | resident | - | present | A1 |
Rudd's Lark Heteromirafra ruddi | EN | resident | 1998 | present | A1, A2, A3 |
Botha's Lark Spizocorys fringillaris | EN | resident | 1998 | present | A1, A2, A3 |
Buff-streaked Chat Campicoloides bifasciatus | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A1, A3 |
Yellow-breasted Pipit Hemimacronyx chloris | VU | resident | 1998 | present | A1, 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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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2012 | not assessed | not assessed | not assessed |
Was the whole site covered? | No | State assessed by | unset |
Accuracy of information | - |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Woodland - riparian | - |
Grassland | Grassland - highveld | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sterkfontein/Merinodal. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 22/03/2023.