Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species |
Red List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus |
VU |
non-breeding (-) |
present |
A1 |
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus |
NT |
resident (1998) |
20 pairs |
A1, A3 |
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus |
NT |
non-breeding (-) |
50–300 birds |
A1, A4i |
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni |
NT |
winter (-) |
100–1,000 birds |
A1, A4i |
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni |
LC |
winter (-) |
1,000–2,000 birds |
A1, A4ii |
Botha's Lark Spizocorys fringillaris |
EN |
resident (1998) |
present |
A1, A3 |
Buff-streaked Chat Campicoloides bifasciatus |
LC |
resident (1998) |
present |
A1, A3 |
Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis |
LC |
resident (1998) |
present |
A3 |
Forest Canary Crithagra scotops |
LC |
resident (1998) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1998. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment |
Year of assessment |
State |
Pressure |
Response |
2014 |
very poor |
high |
very low |
Whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
yes |
habitat |
medium |
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Grassland |
- |
Grassland - highveld |
Wetlands (inland) |
- |
Rivers & streams |
Land use |
% of IBA |
nature conservation and research |
100 |
water management |
10 |
agriculture |
- |
other |
- |
tourism/recreation |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Amersfoort - Bethal - Carolina District (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/amersfoort--bethal--carolina-district-iba-south-africa on 22/12/2024.