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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Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus | VU | resident | - | 10 breeding pairs | A1 |
Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus | VU | resident | - | 1 breeding pairs | A1 |
Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus | NT | resident | - | present | A1 |
Drakensberg Rockjumper Chaetops aurantius | NT | resident | 1998 | present | A1 |
Buff-streaked Chat Campicoloides bifasciatus | LC | resident | 1998 | present | A1 |
Yellow-breasted Pipit Hemimacronyx chloris | VU | resident | 1998 | present | A1 |
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) |
2013 | high | favourable | high |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Habitat |
Accuracy of information | medium |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - nomadic grazing | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Climate change and severe weather | drought | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Climate change and severe weather | storms and floods | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Invasive and other problematic species and genes | invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Natural system modifications | fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Condition of habitat (state) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | Result |
Grassland | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable | |
Wetlands (inland) | Montane bogs, swamps and mires | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Condition of key/trigger populations (state) | ||||||
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Scientific | Common | TargetPop | ActualPop | Units | Remaining | Result |
Bugeranus carunculatus | Wattled Crane | 10 | 5 | breeding pairs | 50 | unfavourable |
Anthropoides paradiseus | Blue Crane | 2 | 2 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
Geocolaptes olivaceus | Ground Woodpecker | 10 | 10 | breeding pairs | 100 | not assessed |
Chaetops aurantius | Drakensberg Rockjumper | 30 | 30 | individuals | 100 | not assessed |
Campicoloides bifasciatus | Buff-streaked Chat | 20 | 20 | breeding pairs | 100 | not assessed |
Hemimacronyx chloris | Yellow-breasted Pipit | 5 | 5 | breeding pairs | 100 | not assessed |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented | high |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Umngeni Plateau Nature Reserve | Nature Reserve | 1,368 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Umgeni Vlei Nature Reserve | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 959 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Umgeni Vlei | Provincial Nature Reserve | 957 | protected area overlaps with site | 957 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Woodland - mixed | - |
Grassland | Grassland - edaphic, wet | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Montane bogs, swamps and mires | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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nature conservation and research | - |
water management | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Umgeni Vlei Nature Reserve. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 05/02/2023.