Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A1 (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 10,000 hectares (100.00 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2012 | very poor | very high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
This site lies within South Africa's mistbelt region and consists of two patches of fragmented, gently undulating sour grassland. The site supports one or two pairs of breeding Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea, Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami and Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Graskop Grasslands (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/graskop-grasslands-iba-south-africa on 26/12/2024.