Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlaub's Spurfowl Pternistis hartlaubi | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Monteiro's Hornbill Tockus monteiri | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Rüppell's Parrot Poicephalus rueppellii | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Ground Batis Lanioturdus torquatus | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Rockrunner Achaetops pycnopygius | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Barred Wren-warbler Calamonastes fasciolatus | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Bare-cheeked Babbler Turdoides gymnogenys | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Kalahari Scrub-robin Cercotrichas paena | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Herero Chat Namibornis herero | LC | resident (1998) | present | A2 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 89 | |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 5 | |
| Desert | 4 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hobatere (Namibia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hobatere-iba-namibia on 23/12/2024.