Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
Subnational region(s): Northern Cape
IBA Justification: A3 (1998)
Area: 55,270 hectares (552.70 km2)
BirdLife Partner(s): BirdLife South Africa
| Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2014 | unfavourable | high | high |
Site summary
The Augrabies Falls National Park is situated on the vast Bushmanland peneplain where it straddles the Orange River. The IBA falls within the Nama-Karoo Biome, with arid grasslands and open karroid thornveld present on the plains, and the rocky hills covered in a sparse vegetation type known as hardeveld.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Augrabies Falls National Park (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/augrabies-falls-national-park-iba-south-africa on 23/01/2025.