Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus |
CR |
resident (-) |
3,050 pairs |
A1, A4ii |
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus |
CR |
non-breeding (-) |
9,000 birds |
A1, A4ii |
Crowned Cormorant Microcarbo coronatus |
LC |
resident (-) |
60–238 pairs |
A1, A4i |
Crowned Cormorant Microcarbo coronatus |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
150–500 birds |
A1, A4i |
Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis |
EN |
resident (-) |
35,580 pairs |
A1, A4i |
Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis |
EN |
non-breeding (-) |
100,000 birds |
A1, A4i |
Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus |
EN |
breeding (-) |
uncommon |
A1 |
African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini |
LC |
resident (2000) |
27–67 pairs |
A1, A4i |
African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
160 birds |
A1, A4i |
Hartlaub's Gull Larus hartlaubii |
LC |
breeding (-) |
110 pairs |
A4i |
Hartlaub's Gull Larus hartlaubii |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
280 birds |
A4i |
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus |
LC |
breeding (-) |
88–130 pairs |
A4i |
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
200–500 birds |
A4i |
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii |
LC |
breeding (-) |
300 pairs |
A4i |
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
750 birds |
A4i |
A4iii Species group - seabirds |
n/a |
resident (-) |
100,000-499,999 birds |
A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1998. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment |
Year of assessment |
State |
Pressure |
Response |
2014 |
moderate |
high |
high |
Whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
yes |
habitat |
medium |
|
Local Conservation Groups
The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.
Name |
Year formed |
Dyer Island Conservation Trust |
0 |
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit
Spotlight on local empowerment.
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
major (>10) |
|
Marine Intertidal |
major (>10) |
|
Marine Neritic |
major (>10) |
|
Land use |
% of IBA |
nature conservation and research |
100 |
tourism/recreation |
- |
urban/industrial/transport |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dyer Island Nature Reserve (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dyer-island-nature-reserve-iba-south-africa on 23/12/2024.