Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
Subnational region(s): Western Cape
IBA Justification: A1 (1998)
Area: 40 hectares (0.40 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) |
| 2013 | favourable | high | high |
Site summary
Boulders Bay is situated in Simon's Town, on the False Bay coast of the Cape Peninsula, 35 km south of Cape Town. The site consists of small beaches holding sandstone boulders and thickets of strandveld vegetation extending approximately 2 ha. African Penguins Spheniscus demersus breed here.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Boulders Beach (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/boulders-beach-iba-south-africa on 21/01/2025.