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30-Kilometre Beach: Walvis - Swakopmund


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 1998 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres NT winter (-) 5,211 individuals A4i
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus LC non-breeding (-) 1,688 individuals A4i
Damara Tern Sternula balaenarum LC breeding (-) 120 breeding pairs A1, A4i
Damara Tern Sternula balaenarum LC non-breeding (-) 250 individuals A1, A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Walvisbaai Private Reserve (-) 3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Desert 84 Absolute desert; Coastal desert; Desert dunes; Gravel and sand plains; Stone desert
Grassland 15

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture -
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: 30-Kilometre Beach: Walvis - Swakopmund (Namibia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/30-kilometre-beach:-walvis--swakopmund-iba-namibia on 13/01/2025.