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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding	-	1,991-3,522 individuals	A4i
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding	-	common	A1
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	VU	non-breeding	-	present	A1
Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus	VU	non-breeding	-	present	A1
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus	NT	non-breeding	-	80-100 individuals	A1, A4i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	winter	-	5,000 individuals	A1, A4i
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	winter	-	1,000-5,000 individuals	A1, A4ii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	-	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1998) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1998. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	4,047	250	individuals	7	not assessed
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	10,565	10,000	individuals	95	favourable
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	10	0	individuals	0	very unfavourable
Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus	200	5	individuals	3	very unfavourable
Blue Bustard Eupodotis caerulescens	80	23	individuals	29	very unfavourable
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus	100	120	individuals	100	favourable
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	5,000	5,000	individuals	100	not assessed
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	5,000	0	individuals	0	not assessed
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	21,462	13,577	individuals	64	not assessed

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	moderate (70-90%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2014	Chrissiesmeer Protected Environment	Protected Environment	50

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Grassland - edaphic, wet	-
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	80
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chrissie Pans (South Africa). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chrissie-pans-iba-south-africa on 22/11/2024.