ZA006
Waterberg System


Country/territory: South Africa

IBA Criteria met: A1, A4ii (1998)
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Area: 375,000 ha

BirdLife South Africa
Most recent IBA monitoring assessment
Year of assessment Threat score (pressure) Condition score (state) Action score (response)
2013 high unfavourable low
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Site summary
The site consists of the Waterberg range and its cliffs. The area is characterised by open broadleaved woodland that is common on the plains below the Waterberg Mountains. Kransberg holds a large Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres colony of nearly 900 breeding pairs.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Waterberg System. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/03/2023.