Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A3 (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 55,270 hectares (552.70 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2014 | poor | high | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
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 (2024) 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 23/12/2024.