Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (1998)
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Area: 68,580 hectares (685.80 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2014 | poor | high | very low |
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Site summary
Situated 65 km southwest of Pofadder, this site consists of flat gravel plains with a red dune system that runs from north to south in the central and western portion of the property. This is one of few sites protecting both the globally threatened Red Lark Certhilauda burra, which inhabits the red sand dunes, and the near-threatened Sclater's Lark Spizocorys sclateri.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bitterputs Conservation Area (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bitterputs-conservation-area-iba-south-africa on 23/12/2024.