Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 926 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2012 | very high | very unfavourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site summary
The Swartkops Estuary is located on the outskirts of Port Elizabeth. The catchment of this river lies in the Groot Winterhoek Mountains west of Uitenhage. The lower river receives water primarily from the Swartkops and Elands rivers. This complex holds, on average, 14 500 birds each year; occasionally 20 000. Redhouse Saltpan and the Swartkops Estuary each regularly hold more than 4 000 birds a year.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Swartkops Estuary - Redhouse and Chatty Saltpans. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 01/12/2021.
