Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 116,070 hectares (1,160.70 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2014 | poor | high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
Situated 12 km northwest of Aggeneys, the farm Haramoep forms the central portion of the IBA. The area consists of extensive sandy and gravel plains holding perennial desert grassland and shrubs scattered between bare sand patches. The globally threatened Red Lark Certhilauda burra and the near-threatened Sclater's Lark Spizocorys sclateri occur here.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Haramoep and Black Mountain Mine (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/haramoep-and-black-mountain-mine-iba-south-africa on 23/12/2024.