The red sand semi-desert country of north-west Cape Province in South Africa and southern Namibia is a Secondary Area (see map, p. 324), defined by the range of the threatened Red Lark Certhilauda burra (classified as Vulnerable). This nomadic species is found on well-vegetated sand-dunes or flats with perennial tussock-grasses, of which only 1,400 km² remain and which are under continuing heavy grazing pressure from domestic livestock (Dean et al. 1991).

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BirdLife International (2024) Endemic Bird Area factsheet: Karoo. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/eba/factsheet/346 on 22/11/2024.